Google has joined Silicon Valley’s scramble to scoop up artificial intelligence engineers, hiring the leaders of Windsurf, a start-up that developed an A.I.-powered computer programming tool.

The browser is slated to launch in the coming weeks, three of the people said, and aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally change how consumers browse the web. It will give OpenAI more direct access to a cornerstone of Google’s success: user data.

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