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Ask HN: How to make computer browse internet automatically?

2•imvetri•1h ago
Its an idea, an abstract concept.

Its not AI, not ML, not NN, not LLMs, not automation scripts like puppeteer or selenium.

End result - the computer program browses internet.

Its a vague idea.

The question is not about technicalities involved.

The intention of the question is to spark the thoughts.

Its a single recursive function.

Its a scattered thought, it would be cool to look such program working, and cooler to build one.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79763073/how-to-make-computer-browse-internet-automatically

Comments

PaulHoule•1h ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_crawler ?
imvetri•1h ago
no
fsflover•1h ago
Why not?
imvetri•1h ago
A web crawler requires me to program the logics.

The concept does not require me to program the logics, instead it starts reading a seed page, stores information/knowledge breaks it down to doable actions and performs action one by one.

This design allows the information to direct the concept. Where as, in case of web crawler, me/I will have to direct it.

eimrine•1h ago
Just power it up, the vendor's spyware will do exactly this for fulfilling some vendor's profits.
imvetri•1h ago
it would be cool to watch a computer browsing. Cooler to build one.