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Yes. AI is the next abstraction layer. By analogy, instead of wielding the wrench (application) yourself, you have a plumber (AI) fix your pipes. The browser is just a rich interface to that AI.

I think Google PMs would respond by saying that nobody in 2007 was like "Man, if only I could get rid of the physical keyboard on my smartphone".

You know, the whole "faster horse" argument.

Yeah but I asked for a faster horse and they keep showing up with a two-headed walrus.

Honestly? Yeah. Not really Gemini or AI chat bot stuff, but I definitely appreciate when the software I use that interacts with images includes at least some minor drawing/highlighting/text overlay capabilities. So, while I don't like this feature in particular, I'm not against the general idea.

Yes, Google's shareholders.