A hype cycle as overwhelming and logic-defying as the AI boom comes with its own whirlwind succession of trends that are their own mini booms driven by billions of dollars of money.

Once the world got used to large language model-powered AI chatbots, autonomous AI agents became the next big thing. This past year, video generating models have been having their time in the Sun after rapid improvements. What will be the next hot trend? So-called “world models” that can simulate physical environments?

Maybe. But for now, instead, it’s “AI browsers” designed to supercharge your web experience with machine learning features. OpenAI is currently trying to will this trend into existence with the release of its own web browser called “ChatGPT Atlas,” which it announced Tuesday. It reeks of a comp

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