Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft that provides a seamless and efficient browsing experience. It features a redesigned interface aimed at enhancing navigation, supporting AI capabilities, and minimizing distractions while maintaining high performance and security.

Key features:
- Copilot Integration: Incorporates Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant that helps users summarize web pages, generate content, and provide contextual information.
- Bing AI Chat: Includes a sidebar with Bing AI chat for asking questions and receiving detailed answers directly within the browser.
- Content Generation: Leverages AI to generate text, such as emails or social media posts, directly from the browser.
- New User Interface: Updated design focuses on ease of navigation and reducing visual clutter.
- Vertical Tabs: Allows users to manage tabs more efficiently by displaying them in a vertical list on the side of the browser.
- Collections: Enables users to save and organize web pages, images, and text snippets into collections for easy access and sharing.
- Enhanced Security Features: Includes built-in security features such as SmartScreen to protect against phishing and malware.
- Performance Optimizations: Designed to be fast and responsive, with optimizations that reduce memory usage and improve page load times.

How it works:
1. Users access Microsoft Edge as a web app, mobile app, or desktop application.
2. AI features are accessed through the sidebar, where users can interact with Bing AI chat and Copilot.
3. Users can input prompts into Copilot to generate content such as blog posts or reports.
4. Questions can be typed into the Bing AI chat sidebar to receive detailed answers and suggestions without leaving the current web page.

Integrations:
- Microsoft 365
- Third-Party Extensions from the Microsoft Store

Use of AI:
Microsoft Edge uses AI for content generation, summarization, and contextual information provision. The Bing AI chat feature allows users to ask questions and receive detailed answers directly within the browser.

AI foundation model:
Microsoft Edge leverages OpenAI's GPT models for its generative AI features, providing advanced natural language processing capabilities for tasks like content generation and summarization.

Target users:
- General Users: For everyday browsing with enhanced security and performance
- Professionals: For productivity with integrations into Microsoft 365 and AI tools for content creation
- Developers: For web development with built-in developer tools and extension support

How to access:
Microsoft Edge is available as a web app, mobile app, and desktop application, ensuring cross-platform compatibility. Developers can integrate Edge's features into their own applications using available APIs and SDKs.

Availability:
Microsoft Edge is not open source, but it is built on the open-source Chromium project.