AI Browsers Are Rising, but Security Questions Follow

[cryptohog]

AI-powered browsers are emerging as the next frontier, with Perplexity, OpenAI, Opera, and The Browser Company all pushing agent-driven browsing experiences. But as these tools take action on behalf of users — searching, clicking, filling forms, or executing tasks across websites — security researchers are urging caution.

Perplexity acknowledged in an October blog that AI agents introduce new attack surfaces, requiring security to be “rethought from the ground up.”

As Comet expands to Android and soon iOS, and competitors accelerate their own AI browsing strategies, the industry faces a critical tension: rapid innovation versus ensuring that autonomous agents don’t become vectors for exploitation.

With more devices integrating AI browsers at the system level, the stakes for getting security right have never been higher.

[Nahid Hossen]

AI browsers are powerful, but without strong security they’ll become the next attack vector. ️

[Abdul Khan]

Innovation is great — but privacy and safety must scale alongside the tech. 🧠️

[Nahid Hossen]

rethought from the ground up.