> allow users to erase unwanted content from any webpage of their choosing. Users will have the option to erase banner ads, images, text or even entire page sections, all with relative ease.<p>The erasure is said to be persistent... with the option to revert changes and restore the webpage to its initial, unaltered state<p><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/30/apple-to-unveil-ai-enabled-safari-browser-alongside-new-operating-systems" rel="nofollow">https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/30/apple-to-unveil-a...</a><p>I would very much love to be able to make persistent content deletions on a site wide basis.<p>For instance, some news sites insist on embedding persistent auto playing video that adds nothing additional beyond the text version of the story.
How about fixing Siri? I’m totally bought in to Apple’s stuff but Siri is beyond embarrassing at this point. It shouldn’t take several seconds to respond to basic commands.
> Apple is testing a version of its Safari web browser that includes UI tweaks, advanced content blocking features, and a new AI-powered tool dubbed Intelligent Search, AppleInsider has learned.<p>Intelligent search? I wonder if Apple will drop their Google Search deal
how long until there are ads injected into the article contents so that AI will include it in a summary, or SEO hacks are replaced with server side text insertions specifically for the AI spiders?
Not exactly super exciting. What would be cool is if Apple would create some truly AI-first powerful experiences (like Rabbit R1's "LAM" capabilities but at apple scale and quality) but I reckon they're so careful as to not upset the App Store revenue (Which relies a lot on us downloading and using individual apps).
i never had a real reason stop using safari for my purposes though this might be it if some un-optional AI button slams me in the face every time i open safari, ruined like every other thing running on CPU I used to love<p>your move, apple<p>EDIT:<p>> users will be treated to a new user interface (UI) for customizing popular page controls<p>> This feature is not automatically enabled in test builds of Safari 18 and instead requires manual activation from the page controls menu.<p>i remain cautious optimistic