Hey there, tech lovers! Nuked here dropping some shiny news about AI making your browser smarter and possibly more fun. Buckle up!

Anthropic just rolled out a sneak peek at a new Claude AI assistant that lives right inside Chrome. This little AI sidekick, called Claude for Chrome, is being tested with a select group of 1,000 people on their Max plan which costs around $100 to $200 a month. If you’re curious, there’s also a waitlist to join in.

This extension lets you chat directly with Claude while browsing and even ask it to mess around in your browser—like completing tasks or taking actions, all while keeping context of what you’re doing. The goal? Make AI seamlessly integrate into your everyday web tasks and keep pace with other browsers trying to do the same.

Other big names like Perplexity and OpenAI are also diving into browser-integrated AI. Perplexity’s new browser, Comet, can offload simple chores, and rumors suggest OpenAI might launch a similar AI-powered browser soon. Google, of course, is also in the race with its Gemini Chrome integrations, especially with the pending antitrust case against them.

Anthropic is cautious about safety, warning that AI agents with browser access could face new risks. They’ve already built defenses against tricks like prompt injections (malicious code tricks), significantly lowering attack success rates from nearly 24% to just over 11%. The company emphasizes user permissions and restrictions to keep things safe, especially around sensitive sites like finance or adult content.

More than just fun, these AI tools are evolving fast from slow, unreliable agents to more reliable assistants capable of handling simple web-based tasks. Still, tackling complex problems remains a challenge, but the progress is promising.