Vivaldi's co-founder pledges to keep AI out of the browser, prioritizing privacy and user choice
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Chris Hoffman
Summary
Vivaldi browser co-founder Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner pledges to keep AI features out of the browser, positioning it as a privacy-focused alternative to Chrome, Edge, and other browsers racing to integrate AI. With roughly 4 million users, Vivaldi emphasizes customization, privacy, and user choice, reflecting user sentiment that overwhelmingly rejects forced AI integration in browsing.
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· 3 pulledIf you find it useful, fine, then use it. But we're not going to force it on you.
You can turn Vivaldi into almost anything.
We try to adapt to people.
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