Subj : Microsoft could be bringing more AI to the Edge browser - this ti
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jun 03 2024 17:45:05

Microsoft could be bringing more AI to the Edge browser - this time with 
website suggestions

Date:
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:34:39 +0000

Description:
Edge is set for another infusion of AI, whether you like it or not...

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 Microsoft is busy trying to bring AI to a wider range of products, and the 
latest move is with its default browser for Windows 11 , Edge , which looks 
like its getting better site suggestion abilities thanks to an infusion of 
AI. 

Edge has already seen the addition of Microsofts AI assistant, Copilot , 
along with a dedicated sidebar, and now the browser looks like it's going to 
get better website suggestions based on references spotted by Windows Latest 
in the new Canary preview build of Edge. 

These suggestion-related changes are referred to using IDs that suggest an 
advanced AI-involved approach to generating website recommendations, and they 
include: msAIPredictedSitesTopSitesAvailableInMostVisited 
msAIPredictedSitesTopSitesVisible msAIPredictedSitesTopSitesVisibleDhp 
msAIPredictedSitesTopSitesVisibleNtp 
msShowAIPredictedSiteSuggestionsOnNormalStartupTrigger 
msShowAIPredictedSiteSuggestionsOnNormalStartupWithGivenUrlsTrigger 

You might notice that the term AI is used multiple times, and this seems a 
clear enough indication that Microsoft is looking to provide site suggestions 
that go beyond existing ones. (Image credit: Microsoft) What will these 
AI-powered site suggestions look like? 

As these AI suggestions havent yet been realized, even in test builds, we 
dont know how theyll pan out yet - or even if theyll be implemented. Although 
given Microsoft's focus on AI, it seems a pretty good bet they will - and if 
so, well just have to see how they improve site suggestions down the line. 

This isnt the first AI-assisted personalization-related change thats been 
observed making its way into Edge. Last month, Edge received new AI 
capabilities to generate a large, high-quality image to use as the browsers 
background in new tabs. 

If these new AI-driven features arent overly resource-intensive, they could 
be amusing to try and may even help improve the user experience. Many users 
might not feel that updates like these are especially necessary, mind you, 
and may not want AI creeping in all over the place with the browser - but 
this is the direction Microsoft seems intent on taking, it seems and not just 
with Edge. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... Microsoft Edge is getting a new AI feature 
that will improve your search results Microsoft Edge looks to be getting more 
AI - this time it should help make the browser look better Microsoft Edge is 
getting flashy new Copilot features and Designer app for photo editing - but 
is that enough to beat Chrome?



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/browsers/microsoft-could-be-bringing-more-
ai-to-the-edge-browser-this-time-with-website-suggestions


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