Reading up on Prompt API

Chrome's built-in AI APIs (Summarizer, Prompt, Writer, Rewriter, Translator) let web apps run on-device models for tasks like headline generation, comment moderation, and translation, cutting cloud costs and keeping data private.

The author expresses cautious optimism about small language models in browsers, highlighting privacy and low cost while noting concerns about calcification and standardization.

Mozilla opposes Google's Prompt API in Chrome, arguing it threatens web interoperability and neutrality by tying the API to Google's Gemini Nano model and policies.