Archive · 20 May 2025
Microsoft Edge Adds On-Device AI for Web Apps
Imagine your web browser, Edge, can now do smart things like help you write or translate text.
Microsoft is adding AI to Edge, similar to what Google Chrome does.
They're letting web developers use special tools to access a smaller, more efficient AI model called Phi-4-mini.
This means websites can have features like generating text, summarizing information, and translating languages.
It's like having a helpful assistant built right into your browser!
The new features, including a PDF translator, are rolling out soon, making Edge even more useful for everyone.
Microsoft is adding on-device AI capabilities for web apps in its Edge browser.
Developers can use new APIs to access Microsoft's Phi-4-mini model.
The APIs will be cross-platform, similar to Google Chrome's offerings.
Edge will include PDF translation for over 70 languages, rolling out next month.
Phi-4-mini excels at math due to its training data.
- Who
- Microsoft
- What
- Introducing on-device AI access for web apps in the Edge browser.
- When
- Announced at the Build conference, with features rolling out soon.
- Where
- Edge browser, across platforms including macOS.
- Why
- To provide AI capabilities for web apps, similar to Google Chrome, enhancing features like text generation and translation.
- Browser
- Edge
- AI Model
- Phi-4-mini
- API Functionality
- Text generation, summarization, editing, and text translation
- PDF Translation
- Over 70 languages
- Cross-Platform
- Yes