I’m only using an AI browser to watch YouTube now, and it’s incredible

I wasn’t a huge fan of AI when it first came out, like most people. It, in my opinion, inhibited creativity and increased reliance on tools for even the most basic tasks. Indeed, I wasn’t entirely mistaken in that regard. Indeed, the majority of people use ChatGPT for the most basic tasks. However, I eventually came to the realization that the more you fight AI, the faster you will fall behind. Ever since, I have made it a point to test out every AI tool that I find.

Throughout my testing, I discovered a number of tools that have become essential to my workflow; I can’t imagine my life without them. To be honest, I’m a huge fan of the newest trend in the AI space: AI browsers. Although the majority of the browsers I’ve tried still require a lot of improvement, browsers like Opera’s Neon and Perplexity’s Comet have persuaded me that artificial intelligence (AI) can improve web browsing. Watching YouTube has been one of my favorite uses for AI browsers. To be honest, I can’t see using a standard browser to watch videos again.

Hours of video can be swiftly summarized in minutes by AI browsers.

With instant video summaries, you can save hours.

Using AI to watch YouTube videos may seem ridiculous, and I understand that. Ultimately, the majority of people use YouTube videos to decompress after a long day, so utilizing AI could seem like an overuse of a soothing tool. However, that isn’t the case in reality. When I say that I watch YouTube videos with AI browsers, I’m not referring to videos that I would watch for fun. Instead, I’m referring to tutorials that go on much longer than necessary, studying playlists that never seem to end, and hour-long interviews.

Because YouTube has so much content, it can be difficult to decide what is appropriate to watch and what is not. Every AI browser has an AI assistant built in, which you can usually access by clicking a button on the bookmark bar or by using a keyboard shortcut.

I’ve been bringing up the assistant lately and just asking it to provide a synopsis of the video I’m thinking of watching. The AI browser quickly retrieves the YouTube video’s transcript and uses it to produce a succinct synopsis of the main ideas. This allows me to determine quickly if watching the video is worthwhile. When I want to learn more about a subject without spending hours searching, I can even ask the AI assistants to recommend other related videos.

I can instruct the AI to locate the precise segment of a video that I require.

No more sifting through lengthy videos.

When the final version of Opera Neon was revealed a few days ago, I had the good fortune to be shown a demonstration of its features. One thing that caught my attention right away was something the people showed me. In their demonstration, they showed how you could instruct the AI to play a specific segment of the video based on your specific preferences.

I occasionally stumble upon an intriguing video while browsing Instagram Reels or TikTok, but it’s usually a brief excerpt from a much longer interview, TV series, or film. When this happens, I usually enter everything I can remember about the particular video into Google or YouTube in the hopes of finding the entire thing.

I sometimes find the video almost instantly, and other times, after scrolling through pointless results for a few minutes, I give up. It can be time-consuming and annoying. This struggle has been eliminated by AI browsers, especially Opera’s. It will locate the entire video if I just specify what I’m looking for. Even more intriguing is the fact that it cuts straight to the section of the video I mentioned.

For example, let’s say you want to watch the part of Steve Jobs’s 30-second Instagram interview where he discusses the original iPhone. It would normally be necessary to search YouTube, watch the entire interview, and attempt to pinpoint the precise moment. Simply instruct the assistant, “Find the part in the YouTube video of Steve Jobs’ interview where he talks about the first iPhone,” and it will locate the entire video and begin playing it at that precise moment. This is made possible by Opera Neon’s artificial intelligence. Neon’s Do mode is ideal for this task because it is made especially to carry out commands like this precisely and swiftly.

This is the exact type of careful, genuinely helpful implementation that truly makes a difference, as opposed to every app frantically introducing AI into every nook and cranny they can. I’m all for AI, but it’s not just AI for the sake of AI.

I am able to ask specific questions and receive accurate responses.

similar to using NotebookLM in your web browser.

If you have read my previous work, you are probably aware that Google’s NotebookLM is my all-time favorite AI tool. You can upload your own sources and ask any questions you may have about them without fear of hallucinations, which is why I use the tool so frequently. Because NotebookLM bases its responses on the sources you supply, the information it provides is directly derived from what you have uploaded.

Asking NotebookLM targeted questions about the content of YouTube videos is one way I take advantage of this grounded approach. I can now access the same features directly in my browser thanks to AI browsers. The tab you’re currently on is the first thing the browser’s AI assistant refers to when you use it.

Thus, you can ask the AI questions about a video, an article, or any other page that is open in your browser, and it will respond with information based on that specific content. For example, during a nearly two-hour interview with my favorite singer, he discussed the death of a former bandmate. “What does Louis say about Liam Payne’s death in this interview?” I asked the AI assistant at Opera Neon.

And it answered:.

Regarding Liam Payne’s passing, Louis says in the interview that he “just couldn’t believe it” and was “devastated.”. He says it made him feel as though he was losing a friend and mourning the band once more. Louis highlights that Liam was “wildly misunderstood” and “pure,” reflecting on how he was frequently misunderstood and how much he was loved. He reveals how Niall and the news informed him of Liam’s passing.

Once more, AI assistants utilize the transcript of a video to accomplish this. It has helped me avoid spending hours searching through lengthy videos for a single line or scene that I needed.

I can still view videos in the conventional manner.

The AI features are optional.

The AI features of the browsers I’ve tested so far aren’t imposed on you, which is something I adore. If you choose not to use them, you just don’t. For example, these browsers have an AI assistant built right in. It never interferes with your normal browsing, and you have complete control over whether and when you use it.

Watching videos on YouTube is no exception. I am able to simply enjoy videos without any summaries or insights generated by artificial intelligence. The browser just operates as a typical browser would, without any interruptions from pop-ups or suggestions.

There’s no other way I could watch YouTube.

I have a straightforward position on AI features: if they save me time and actually improve my workflow, I’m all for them. Watching YouTube videos in AI browsers is the ideal illustration of that; it’s practical, effective, and actually alters the way I consume content online.