I loved Arc browser and was skeptical of its agentic Dia replacement - until I tried it

When The Browser Company announced they were ending Arc and developing an agentic browser that could leverage AI in ways other browsers were not, I was skeptical. I was starting to see the value in AI, but using it in such a way seemed like just another crutch for users to lean on -- so they didn't have to take the time to do those things themselves.

I also saw it as a possible security and privacy issue. 

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And then I was accepted into the Dia beta program. After installing Dia on my MacBook, I saw it in action, and, well, it's impressive. Really impressive.

What is Dia?

Dia is a web browser based on Chromium. On the surface, it looks like Chromium, which means The Browser Company didn ...