Big surprise that AI browsers are completely untrustworthy!

Computerworld.com reported “with the rise of AI browsers such as Perplexity Comet, ChatGPT Atlas, Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge, and Dia Browser, we have a new wave of exciting ways that AI can go horribly wrong. Are we lucky or what?”  The November 4, 2025 article entitled “AI web browsers are cool, helpful, and utterly untrustworthy” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4083528/ai-web-browsers-are-cool-helpful-and-utterly-untrustworthy.html) included these comments about privacy:

 Privacy is pretty much lost these days anyway, but with AI web browsers, we’ll have all the privacy of a goldfish in a bowl. Since AI browsers monitor our every last move, they process much more granular personal information than conventional browsers. Worrying about cookies and privacy is so 1990s. AI browsers track everything. This is then used to create highly detailed behavioral profiles. 

What? You didn’t know that AI browsers have built-in memory functions that retain your interactions, browser history, and content from other apps? How do you think they do what they do? Intuition? ESP?

 Maybe you’re OK with your browser knowing that when you type in “Wendy’s,” you’re most likely to want to know the location of your closest favorite fast-food restaurant. But what if it was your favorite model on OnlyFans? Yeah, I figure most of you wouldn’t be too comfortable with OpenAI, Perplexity, or Microsoft having that recorded in their large language models (LLMs).

 What do you think?