What first inspired you to create Curious, and how did that vision evolve into the product we see today?
I’ve always felt the browser was broken and was never really built to serve people. The more time I spent in crypto and AI, the clearer it became: we needed an internet that respected privacy, rewarded participation, and worked with us. Not against us. What began as an idea for a better search engine evolved into a humanistic browser. I dreamed of a world where your AI belongs to you, your data stays private, and your attention is valued. Curious grew from that conviction.
How do Adam and Eve, your built-in AI companions, change the way people interact with information compared to a traditional search or chat interface?
Search today is transactional. You type, you click, you leave. With Adam and Eve, interaction becomes relational. They don’t just fetch results for you and spit them back out, they learn your patterns, adapt to your thinking style, and anticipate what you’re really trying to achieve. That means less noise, more clarity, and an assistant that feels present rather than generic. Over time, they evolve with you. It’s like the difference between using a calculator and working with a tutor who knows how you learn best.
Many people are only now becoming aware of how their online activity is tracked. How does Curious help someone new to privacy tools understand and take control of their data?
We make it simple. Everything Curious knows about you is stored locally, visible only to you (unless you share it), and controllable only by you. You can delete it, export it, or keep it all with one click. There’s no hidden tracking or shadow profiles being built. Even personalization is transparent: you see why your AI behaves a certain way. For someone new to privacy, that clarity is empowering. You don’t need to be technical to protect yourself. Curious puts you back in charge from day one.
You’ve described Curious as “humanistic AI.” How do you define that, and why is it important for everyday users?
Humanistic AI isn’t about making machines seem more human, it’s more about aligning AI with human values. To us, that means agents that are context-aware, ethically grounded, and truth-first. It should feel like a companion that remembers what matters, helps you think clearly, and never manipulates you. Everyday users don’t need more gimmicks. They need tools they can trust.
How does the advertising model benefit both users and advertisers? Can you walk us through how it works in practice?
In Curious, ads are opt-in and proof-of-human verified. That means users see only what’s relevant, and on their own terms. Plus they get rewarded for it. Advertisers, in turn, know they’re reaching real people, not bots or click farms. There’s no surveillance and no hidden tracking. Instead, your AI agent matches intent with opportunity in a privacy-preserving way. Users earn a share of the value, advertisers get clean data and higher ROI, and the entire ecosystem becomes more honest. Win win win all around.
What kinds of communities or user groups do you think will be most drawn to Curious in its early stages?
I think right now the most interested groups will be crypto-native users who already understand self-sovereignty, privacy-conscious communities tired of surveillance, and younger digital natives who expect personalization without compromise. Over time, we think adoption will broaden, but early on it’s the people who want more control, more clarity, and more alignment between their digital lives and their personal values.
How does Web3 tech enable features in Curious that wouldn’t be possible in a traditional browser?
Crypto gives us the rails for user ownership. With wallets and decentralized identity, users can actually own their data, their preferences, and even their AI agents. Proof-of-human verification can make sure that ads and rewards go to real people, not bots. Tokenized incentives let users capture value from their activity instead of being treated as products. Traditional browsers can’t deliver that because they’re tied to centralized business models. Crypto makes it possible to flip the economics of the internet back to the individual.
Where do you see the biggest opportunities for AI-native browsers over the next few years?
The browser is the most underutilized piece of technology in people’s lives. It’s where we spend most of our time and yet it hasn’t evolved in decades. AI-native browsers can change that by becoming intelligent assistants for your daily life: researching, planning, booking, even advising. The opportunity is in making the browser a partner that understands intent, context, and emotion. Whoever gets that right will reshape how billions of people interact with the internet.
Curious blends personalization with strong privacy protections. How do you keep those two elements in balance as the product evolves?
The key is transparency and control. Personalization in Curious doesn’t come from surveillance, but from your own local, personal, private AI agent learning with you. That agent is adjustable and fully under your command. If you want to reset it, you can. If you want to share nothing, you can. The balance is that personalization is always opt-in, visible, and reversible. That way, you get the benefits of an AI that feels tailored without giving up your autonomy.
Let’s look into the future…say, 10 years from now. Where’s AI at? How are we using it in our daily lives?
I envision a future where everyone has their own mini LLM. Personal AI companions that are as common and essential as smartphones once were, but far more integrated into who we are. These will not be tools we tap or type on. They will be extensions of ourselves. Second brains that understand our preferences, emotions, habits, and goals so deeply that they can act on our behalf, with our full consent. They will schedule our meals, coordinate with the mini LLMs of our friends to plan meetups, send messages, handle logistics, and even protect our time and attention. It will feel as though a digital version of ourselves lives in the ether, always present, always thinking alongside us. We will no longer rely on phones, because our connection to these agents will be seamless and ambient. If done right, they will be ethical, respectful of our autonomy, and truly ours.