There is reinvention of the Internet. It is not about the speed or user interface. It is about the intelligence layer that sits between the user and the web.
In the generative AI race, so far the focus was on conversational supremacy. It has now expanded to AI-native browsers — these are agentic-planners and executors. Perplexity has introduced Comet, ChatGPT has introduced Atlas, Opera has introduced Aria and Microsoft has introduced Edge Copilot.
How will these new age browsers affect Google Chrome? The first thing that one should appreciate is that this is not browser war but an agent war. The focus has shifted from conversation to autonomous execution. AI interpreters decide what is relevant, and not the users. In advertising the previous metrics were clicks and impressions. These have been converted into engagement quality and AI-level authority. Google is already integrating Gemini into Chrome and Search to retain its leadership.
Soon the browser will feel more personal. It will feel more human.
Google is not losing its prominence anytime soon. It is not just a matter of speed. It is Chrome’s deep integration with Android, Gmail, workspace and its unparalleled data graph. It is too preparing for intelligence-first era by folding Gemini into Chrome .
The new players have of course, advantage of agility and focus. They have no legacy revenue ( as Google has huge advertising revenue) to protect. They design the web experience from scratch. There could be a dynamic co-existence of the traditional browsers and AI -native browsers.
A browser is evolving into an intelligent connected workspace. India can design a new browsing experience for its mobile-first ecosystems. There could be localisation, payments and multi-language internet usage. The basis of leadership in the browser market is changing from the usage to the most penetrative understanding of the users.
The experience of searching, surfing and discovering online will never be the same again in the midst of multiple browsers available for the users.
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