I tried the only agentic browser that runs local AI - and found only one downside

If you want to hop onto the agentic browser craze but don't like the idea of using third-party AI, you currently have one option.

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ZDNET key takeaways

• If you want to use an agentic browser, consider local AI.
• Local AI puts less of a strain on the electricity grid.
• The approach keeps your queries on your local system.

Agentic browsers are storming the castle gates, and it looks like things are heating up for yet another browser war; only this time with 'smarter' tools. 

From my perspective, that conflict's going to cause a major problem. Imagine if everyone around the globe is using agentic web browsers. Those agentic tasks can take serious power, which could equate to electricity prices skyrocketing and a profoundly negative impact on the climate.

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