Brave Browser Launches AI Assistant 'Leo' to Compete with Other Browsers' Built-In AI Features

Brave's desktop browser now has an AI assistant called Leo, joining other browsers with built-in AI.

Leo is based on the Llama 2 large language model developed by Microsoft and Meta. It can summarize web pages, translate, rewrite text, and generate new content.

There is a free version of Leo for all users, and a $15/month premium version with higher quality responses and priority access.

Brave emphasizes Leo preserves user privacy - conversations are not persisted or used for training, and no personal info is collected.

Brave previously faced criticism for allegedly selling copyrighted info to train AI without consent, which it denied.