Brave Browser recently upgraded its AI assistant, Leo, with several enhancements. One significant improvement is the integration of Brave Search, a privacy-focused search engine, directly into Leo’s capabilities. This integration allows users to access more accurate and secure information right within Leo, enhancing its effectiveness as a research tool.

Additionally, Leo now supports multiple advanced language models like Mixtral, Calude 3 Haiku, and LIama 3 8b. These enhancements enable Leo to provide more comprehensive and up-to-date responses to user queries, ensuring quicker access to relevant data in real time.

Overall, these updates make Leo within Brave Browser a more powerful assistant for users seeking efficient and reliable information retrieval, particularly from Google Docs and image-heavy PDFs.

 

Brave Browser Update: Brave Browser has introduced several updates and features for its AI assistant, Leo, enhancing functionality and user convenience:

1. Quick Actions: Users can now access quick actions through the “/” symbol within Brave Leo. This feature allows performing tasks such as generating summaries, translating content, and more directly from the current page without switching contexts.

2. Safety Check Feature: The Safety check feature has been reintroduced in brave://settings/privacy. It performs regular security checks on browser settings to ensure unused permissions are flagged, and users are notified of any necessary adjustments.

3. Media Router: Initially not enabled by default on desktop but active on Android, the Media Router feature in brave://settings/extensions now allows users to cast Brave tabs to smart TVs. After addressing privacy concerns, Brave Browser has enabled Media Router (cast) by default.

4. Improved PDF and Google Docs Support: Leo now handles image-based PDFs more effectively, able to summarize them without issues. Additionally, Leo supports full-page summarization for Google Docs, enhancing its utility as a research and productivity tool.

These updates reflect Brave Browser’s commitment to improving user experience, privacy, and functionality through its integrated AI assistant and browser features.

 

Brave Browser Update: In the recent stable update for Brave Browser desktop, several enhancements and changes have been implemented:

1. Dark Mode Scrollbars on New Tab Page (NTP): Addressing the inconsistency where light-mode scrollbars appeared on the NTP regardless of the OS theme, Brave has now introduced Dark Mode Scrollbars for the NTP on Windows. This adjustment improves visual coherence for users using dark mode themes.

2. Updated Language Models: Brave has replaced the previous LIama 2 language model with the latest LIama 3, enhancing the capabilities of its AI assistant, Leo.

3. Discontinued Claude Instant Model: The Claude Instant model has been discontinued, signaling a shift in focus or technological improvement in Brave’s AI capabilities.

4. Leo Trial Period: Brave now offers free users a 7-day trial of Leo when they reach their usage limit. Previously, users were prompted to upgrade. This change encourages users to experience Leo’s enhanced features and capabilities for a limited period.

These updates aim to improve user experience, streamline functionality, and enhance the integration of Brave Browser’s features, particularly those related to privacy and AI assistance.