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AI-Powered Browser Just Generates Every Website From Scratch

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XDA Developers reports: On July 22, a Google DeepMind engineer, Vidy Thatte, shared a snippet of a browser he built that "treats every URL as a prompt and generates a site from scratch" on his X account. Just a few days later, he shared a TestFlight link to let iPhone users try it for themselves....
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The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Gem browser is just an idea for now, or rather a very limited beta application. It puts the user in control of the interface, but publishers may find themselves in a precarious position.

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The developer Vidy Thatte of Google DeepMind has designed Gem, an experimental browser powered by AI. Instead of loading real web pages, Gem treats each URL as a quick and asks Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite to generate a web page on the fly. If you type a real address, it creates its own interpretation of the site rather than loading the real version. If the address does not exist, the model invents a website squarely to fill the void. Gem raises ethica…

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Slashdot broke the news in San Diego, United States on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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