Brave Leo is a large language model-based chatbot developed by Brave Software and included with the Brave desktop browser. Released on 2 November 2023, Leo uses the LLaMA 2 LLM from Meta Platforms and the Claude LLM from Anthropic. It can suggest followup questions, and summarize webpages, PDFs, and videos.[1][2] The answers given by Leo are not saved.[3] Leo has a $15 per month premium version that enables more requests and uses larger LLMs.[1][4]
| Developer(s) | Brave Software, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2 November 2023 |
| Type | Chatbot |
| Website | brave |
In November 2023, the company said versions for iOS and Android would be available "in the coming months".[5]
PCWorld reported that Leo evades questions about US elections.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Mehta, Ivan (November 2, 2023). "Brave's Leo AI assistant is now available to desktop users". TechCrunch.
- ^ Ledford, Jerri (November 2, 2023). "Brave's Leo AI Browser Now Available for All Users". Lifewire. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Brave's Leo enters the AI chatbot arena with privacy as its selling point". November 3, 2023.
- ^ "Brave Builds a Privacy-Respecting AI Assistant Into Its Browser". PCMag UK. November 2, 2023.
- ^ Weatherbed, Jess (November 2, 2023). "Brave responds to Bing and ChatGPT with a new "anonymous and secure" AI chatbot". The Verge.
- ^ "Brave browser's free Leo AI dodges questions about the 2020 election". PCWorld. Retrieved November 19, 2023.