Google's Prompt API
10 hours ago
- #web-standards
- #privacy-concerns
- #google-chrome
- Google's Prompt API proposal faced opposition from Mozilla, WebKit, and W3C TAG but was shipped anyway based on claimed developer interest.
- The API currently only works with Google's Gemini Nano model, requiring developers to agree to Google's prohibited use policy, akin to tying web standards to a single company's product.
- Gemini Nano is automatically downloaded to Chrome users without permission, cannot be easily removed, and websites can use it without user consent, raising privacy and fingerprinting concerns.
- The author criticizes Google for bullying web standards, comparing it to past issues like AMP and Manifest V3, and emphasizes that Google is an ad company pushing its own interests.