Building a browser is an unjustifiable and poor capital allocation decision for AI companies in 2025.
“I think building a browser is an absolutely stupid capital allocation decision. Just totally stupid and unjustifiable in 2025.”
The All-In Podcast · Jul 2025 · 1 episode · 488K views on this topicAI browsers currently lack the necessary speed and utility to justify widespread consumer adoption.
“I there's there's nothing here that's making me go, oh, okay, I must use an AI browser right now, right? Like the AI is still okay, cool, it can move the mouse a little bit, but like very very very slowly, and I don't trust it.”
The Verge · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 23K views on this topicThe current rush by companies to develop AI browsers is an attempt to secure user attention and eventually generate profit.
“I feel like it's just kind of like a mad dash to generate um maybe not profit but you know get user attention in any way, shape or form and then hopefully it eventually leads to some type of profit so they can pay for some of their compute.”
The Verge · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 23K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.