Why are Web Extensions fantastic for AI?
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Web Extensions let AI control the browser, observe page content, and add UI so models run where users work; Chrome reports 2x increase in Web Store submissions (2023) and shows concrete prototypes and products. Example prototypes include a right‑click copy‑to‑Google Calendar that parses event text and fills every field, and a commercial B2B product, 8Flow automates ServiceNow→Okta ticket flows, which learns agent actions, performs navigation and form fills, and is scaling after a funding round.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Web extensions and AI
- 1:27Three reasons to build extensions
- 2:55Prototyping with extensions
- 4:18Extensions as companions
- 6:10AI in user workflows
- 7:19Case study 8Flow for customer service
- 9:27Resources for building
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