"Google is stepping things up in the AI agent browser wars. The company is launching a suite of new features deeply embedding Gemini into Chrome. That starts with the announcement that Gemini in Chrome will no longer require a membership fee and will begin rolling out to both Mac and Windows users in the US starting today. It's all part of the battle for consumer use of AI-fueled browsers, which OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity, and other companies are all fighting to win."
"Like OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent, Google is also planning to introduce an ability for Gemini in Chrome to be able to do tedious tasks on your behalf in the coming months, Charmaine D'Silva, Chrome's director of product management, said in a briefing with reporters on Wednesday. It's designed to grocery shop for you from a grocery list in your email, reschedule deliveries, set up hair appointments, book restaurant reservations, and more, and it will have checkpoints in place for anything that's considered high-risk or irreversible,"
"Other Gemini features are shipping sooner. The new features Google announced Thursday also include giving Gemini in Chrome access to Google Workspace for both regular and Enterprise users, with the rollout starting today, as well as enabling integrations with other Google products, like Calendar, YouTube, Maps, and more. The changes allow Gemini in Chrome to find relevant information on your screen and also take action on your screen with those tools, D'Silva said."
Google is embedding Gemini deeply into Chrome and is making Gemini in Chrome free for Mac and Windows users in the US, with rollout starting today. Gemini in Chrome will gain access to Google Workspace for regular and Enterprise users and integrate with Calendar, YouTube, Maps, and other Google products. The agent can find relevant information on the screen and take actions with those tools. Desktop Chrome users can use Gemini across tabs to compare products, summarize multiple sources, and recall previously closed pages. Google plans future agent abilities to perform tasks like grocery shopping, rescheduling deliveries, and booking appointments, with checkpoints for high-risk or irreversible actions. No specific launch date was provided for the task automation capability.
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