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?
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).
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:
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.
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.
