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Google today said that Gemini AI is being integrated into the Chrome browser for the Mac and PC. Chrome users in the U.S. will get the functionality first, with Gemini able to clarify complex information on any webpage.

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There will be a small Gemini symbol in the upper right side of the browser that will offer options like learn about the page or explore a topic when clicked. By default, the Ask Gemini interface will answer questions about the tab that you have open.

Gemini in Chrome is able to work across multiple tabs, which is useful for comparing and summarizing information across several websites. It integrates with Google apps like Calendar, YouTube, and Maps to do things like locate a specific spot in a YouTube video or schedule meetings without leaving a webpage.

Later this month, AI Mode search will be accessible directly from the Chrome address bar with support for long, complex questions.

Gemini in Chrome will also be able to remember websites that you've visited, making it easier to search for a site that you want to revisit. Improved browsing protections are in the works as well, with Google expanding Safe Browsing to put a stop to sites using fake viruses or fake giveaways to phish for info.

In the coming months, Gemini in Chrome will get agentic capabilities, allowing the AI assistant to handle "tedious tasks" like booking a haircut or ordering groceries. You will be able to tell Chrome what needs to be accomplished, and then Gemini will act on webpages to get the task done.

Google also plans to bring Gemini to the Chrome app for iOS, with the feature coming in the near future.

Article Link: Google Adds Gemini AI to Chrome
 
In the coming months, Gemini in Chrome will get agentic capabilities, allowing the AI assistant to handle "tedious tasks" like booking a haircut or ordering groceries. You will be able to tell Chrome what needs to be accomplished, and then Gemini will act on webpages to get the task done.
Can it chew my food for me? This whole breathing thing is hard enough.
 
Gemini in Chrome is able to work across multiple tabs, which is useful for comparing and summarizing information across several websites. It integrates with Google apps like Calendar, YouTube, and Maps to do things like locate a specific spot in a YouTube video or schedule meetings without leaving a webpage.
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In the coming months, Gemini in Chrome will get agentic capabilities, allowing the AI assistant to handle "tedious tasks" like booking a haircut or ordering groceries. You will be able to tell Chrome what needs to be accomplished, and then Gemini will act on webpages to get the task done.

Apple Intelligence courtesy of Google.

-R
 
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Not a huge fan of integration with the web browser for this type of thing. I should probably chew my own words because I use Apple's summary feature and the OS-baked-in grammar check features all the time.
 
YouTuber: Hey AI, make me a 15 minute video explaining how to boil an egg.
YouTube viewer: Hey AI, watch this 15 minute video about egg-boiling and summarise it for me in one sentence.

This is what we're building nuclear reactors for.

Hey YouTube Viewer: Go to a restaurant
 
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Currently the biggest ask I have for AI is for it to show me videos (mainly YouTube), suppressing all advertising - especially YouTube's own, but making sure the creator gets full credit as if I had actually viewed the adverts.

I'd be perfectly happy if it took time to achieve this. Like "Watch now with ads or in 30 minutes suppressing ads?"
 
I saw a pop-up on my Win machine asking to enable Gemini after a recent update. I was messing around with Gemini Studio last week and thought I’d installed something w/out realizing it. Had no idea Google was planning to integrate it into the browser. No thanks!
 
I stopped using Google Chrome a long time ago. I've also just about de-Googled my whole online life with the exception of YouTube. Aside from YT, I have and use no other Google products or services.

I'm not against the use of AI, but I also don't need AI invading every program and every thing I use or do online either.
 
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