Brave Unveils “Ask Brave” to Take On Google with AI-Powered, Privacy-First Search

Brave has just launched Ask Brave, a new feature blending the speed of traditional queries with the depth of AI-driven answers. It’s a bold move to poke at Google’s monopoly. You type a question, and you get more than just links—no more switching between tools or toggling tabs. Ask Brave lives in your browser, ready with a concise reply or a full exploration, based on what you need.

A Privacy-First Challenger

Brave champions privacy above almost everything. Its browser silences trackers, and Brave Search refuses to peddle your data. Ask Brave inherits that stance. It keeps every query anonymous, never leaking your interests to data brokers. This is more than a checkbox—it’s a commitment. For anyone weary of being followed, phantom ads, and clandestine profiling, it feels like pure relief. You ask, and only you hold the answer.

Blending AI and Links

Ask Brave aims to solve a common frustration: bouncing between search results and AI chats. Why juggle two tabs when you get both in one place? Type your question and scroll through a list of links, or tap the AI reply for a summary. Below that response, you’ll see related videos, web pages, and products—each accessible in a single click or tap.

Deep Dives on Demand

Longer explorations can still start with AI. Ask Brave isn’t only for quick facts. When you need more context—trends, background history, or detailed how-tos—you can scroll beyond the AI snippet. You’ll find full search results waiting underneath. It’s a layered approach: top-level synthesis plus a classic resource list. No algorithmic black box hiding what you’re not shown. Everything stays transparent, from chat bubble to link list.

Building on AI Answers

Brave already offers AI Answers, its response tool that dishes out around 15 million quick answers every day. But AI Answers stops at brevity. Ask Brave picks up where it leaves off, diving deeper. It’s not designed to replace those bullet-point replies, but to complement them. Together, they bridge the gap between speedy summaries and in-depth research. You decide: quick hit or thorough analysis, or both?

Privacy at Its Core

Ask Brave won’t use your chats to train its AI. No question logs feeding language models elsewhere. Conversations live behind encryption and vanish after 24 hours. Even metadata stays off-limits. It’s a sharp contrast with search giants that often harvest everything you type. For many users who swallow at uncomfortable ads and feel tracked, this approach feels like a breath of clarity. Your curiosity remains yours.

Ask Brave is available on desktop and mobile browsers. If you’ve already set Brave Search as your default, just append a question mark to your query. Curious to try it? Head over, ask something, then watch how it blends AI wit with classic results.

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Sources:

• www.brave.com/blog/ask-brave/
• www.linuxiac.com/brave-browser-introduces-ask-brave-merging-search-and-ai/