00:00Researchers say AI browsers are a cybersecurity mess.
00:04Your web browser just got a brain and a bit of an attitude.
00:08Last week, OpenAI and Microsoft cranked the AI browser race into overdrive with ChatGPT Atlas and a new co-pilot mode for Edge.
00:16These souped-up browsers can answer your questions, summarize web pages, and even do things for you, like a digital intern who never sleeps.
00:24The idea is a hands-free internet experience where your browser thinks so you don't have to.
00:28The problem? It might also overshare, misbehave, or get tricked into doing something very dumb, like giving hackers your credit card number.
00:37The new wave of agentic browsers isn't just about convenience.
00:41It's a full-blown turf war over who controls the front door to the web.
00:45OpenAI and Microsoft want Atlas and Edge to become your digital butlers, but they're not alone.
00:50Google's baking its Gemini AI into Chrome. Opera's got Neon.
00:55The browser company is experimenting with Daya, and upstarts like Perplexity and Sweden's Strawberry are hustling for a slice of the action.
01:03But as the features pile up, so do the bugs.
01:06Researchers have already found flaws in Atlas that could let attackers hijack its memory, which is the part where it remembers what you do online, and inject malicious code.
01:15Comet has its own issues, including a vulnerability where hidden instructions could secretly reprogram the browser's AI.
01:21Everyone from OpenAI's security chief to indie researchers admits this is a frontier problem.
01:27Code for we have no idea how to fix it yet.
01:30Experts say these browsers are walking privacy nightmares.
01:34They know what you search, read, buy, and say.
01:39And they remember it all.
01:40That makes them hacker gold mines.
01:42Worse, the AI agents themselves can be manipulated through sneaky prompt injections hidden in text, images, or websites.
01:50Once compromised, they can click bad links, hand over private data, or change your shipping address mid-purchase.
01:56The verdict?
01:57AI browsers are exciting, chaotic, and maybe a little too eager for their own good.
02:01Until they grow up, experts suggest you keep them on a short leash, or better yet, turn the AI off and do the thinking yourself.
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