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Relately: I've noticed that if I use ChatGPT in Microsoft Edge, I get (sometimes very) helpful co-pilot style completions in the input text area. Is that an Edg

Relately: I've noticed that if I use ChatGPT in Microsoft Edge, I get (sometimes very) helpful co-pilot style completions in the input text area. Is that an Edge-exclusive feature? And how does CopilotKit compare?

sdrinf 3y ago
So, wait, edge posts non-submitted content you've entered into textboxes to a cloud llm? or is this running in your browser?
- aragonite 3y ago
  I now think it's likely I misunderstood what the feature involves and that it is actually way more limited than I thought compared to CopilotKit (perhaps it's little different from Gmail's Smart Compose), but this is a quick-and-dirty screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/FwZu6f7 https://imgur.com/a/FwZu6f7
  - golergka 3y ago
    This looks like a very rudimentary completion, almost Markov chain level. I don't think it requires sending user data to any remote servers, it could have easily been done on the client.
    - croes 3y ago
      The question isn't how it could be done but how it is done.
swiftlyTyped 3y ago
I didn't know ChatGPT + Edge did that, pretty cool! And yes, with CopilotKit you can implement the same to any text area in any app, that would work on any browser (+ other key features). I can tell you that CopilotTextarea works very, very well if you give it the right context - but since I hadn't known about Edge's feature, I can't compare. Even long term, I think this is functionality that will be better offered by the app itself rather than the browser - bc the app can control the relevant context beyond what's visible on the screen (e.g. RAG on users' backend state), customize the prompt, and potentially even design dedicated LLM chains (as needed).
explaininjs 3y ago
Funny you find those useful, I disabled them fairly quickly. That said, prior to disabling them I’d actually use it the opposite way: If I’m entering prose into a box and the AI has a very good understanding of what I’m about to say, that’s a good indication I’m not saying anything remotely interesting and I should either change direction or abandon my comment entirely.
- swiftlyTyped 3y ago
  Very interesting use-case! With a creative project, if the AI can predict what you say next, then it's not creative enough!

sdrinf 3y ago

So, wait, edge posts non-submitted content you've entered into textboxes to a cloud llm? or is this running in your browser?

aragonite 3y ago
I now think it's likely I misunderstood what the feature involves and that it is actually way more limited than I thought compared to CopilotKit (perhaps it's little different from Gmail's Smart Compose), but this is a quick-and-dirty screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/FwZu6f7 https://imgur.com/a/FwZu6f7
- golergka 3y ago
  This looks like a very rudimentary completion, almost Markov chain level. I don't think it requires sending user data to any remote servers, it could have easily been done on the client.
  - croes 3y ago
    The question isn't how it could be done but how it is done.

swiftlyTyped 3y ago

I didn't know ChatGPT + Edge did that, pretty cool! And yes, with CopilotKit you can implement the same to any text area in any app, that would work on any browser (+ other key features). I can tell you that CopilotTextarea works very, very well if you give it the right context - but since I hadn't known about Edge's feature, I can't compare. Even long term, I think this is functionality that will be better offered by the app itself rather than the browser - bc the app can control the relevant context beyond what's visible on the screen (e.g. RAG on users' backend state), customize the prompt, and potentially even design dedicated LLM chains (as needed).

explaininjs 3y ago

Funny you find those useful, I disabled them fairly quickly. That said, prior to disabling them I’d actually use it the opposite way: If I’m entering prose into a box and the AI has a very good understanding of what I’m about to say, that’s a good indication I’m not saying anything remotely interesting and I should either change direction or abandon my comment entirely.

swiftlyTyped 3y ago
Very interesting use-case! With a creative project, if the AI can predict what you say next, then it's not creative enough!