In an interview, the company revealed it had experimented with various prototypes to make AI features contextual, including automatic notetaking and turning the forward button into an exploration page. However, these features did not make the final cut. The company's CEO, Josh Miller, stated that the current features are not final and will be kept for at least 90 days while gathering user feedback to decide which ones to retain.
Key takeaways:
- The Arc browser is launching its AI-powered features under the name 'Arc Max', using a combination of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Anthropic’s models.
- Arc Max has unique features such as renaming pinned tabs and downloaded files based on their content, and providing a summary preview of a link when hovered over.
- Users can access these features by going to the command bar and typing 'Arc Max', and can converse with ChatGPT by typing 'ChatGPT' in the command bar.
- The Browser Company's CEO, Josh Miller, announced that these features are not final and will be kept for at least 90 days to gather feedback and decide which ones to retain.