Question: I'm looking for a way to quickly understand online articles without having to read the entire content, can you suggest something?

Summary Box is a good place to start. It uses artificial intelligence technology to summarize web articles and other content, letting you get more out of what you see on the web. It can use generative AI to write drafts of content, summarize information and answer questions, which makes it good for students, researchers, professionals and content creators who want to get more out of their time.

Another good option is Briefy. This AI-based information retrieval system turns long documents into structured summaries in formats like paragraphs, mindmaps and tables. You can also ask follow-up questions and get contextually aware answers. Briefy is available as a Chrome and Safari extension and as a Gmail extension, so you can use it on whatever device you're using to try to get a handle on your work.

If you spend a lot of time poring over documents and articles, TLDR This is a powerful option. It summarizes long documents into a shorter form and can accept file uploads and website addresses. Its features include immediate summarization, metadata extraction and a distraction-free reading mode. TLDR This is free to use, and it's a good way to cut through information overload and save time and effort.

Last, Gist AI is a free Chrome extension that summarizes websites, YouTube videos and PDFs using the ChatGPT technology. It can summarize immediately, and for YouTube videos, you can navigate to different parts of the video. It's good for students and professionals who need to get a quick handle on what's in a long document. It doesn't collect any data beyond the summary, so it's a low-risk way to try to get a handle on information overload.