"Google has reworked its Chrome browser to include a new side panel for interacting with the company's Gemini model, in an effort to support AI-assisted interactions with websites. Toward that end, Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers have gained the option of delegating browsing tasks to Gemini as a software agent. Chrome - the world's most popular browser by far with more than 70 percent market share as per StatCounter - thus follows in the path of Microsoft Edge,"
""This can help you save time and multitask without interruption," explained Parisa Tabriz, VP of Chrome, in a blog post. "You can keep your primary work open on one tab while using the side panel to handle a different task." Tabriz suggests this has organizational benefits by allowing users to compare options presented in different tabs or to summarize product reviews across different websites."
"As shown in the blog post, if you had an image loaded in your browser from a website that depicted a photo booth, you could tell Gemini to "Go to Etsy and find supplies to recreate the photo booth and add them to my cart. Don't spend more than $75 total." The AI agent would then attempt a series of steps that involve navigating to Etsy, finding objects depicted in the photo like fringe curtains, adding them to your shopping cart,"
Google reworked Chrome to include a side panel that enables interaction with the Gemini model and supports AI-assisted website tasks. Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers can delegate browsing tasks to Gemini as a software agent that navigates sites, finds items, and prepares purchases. The sidebar reduces visible webpage area to accommodate a chat pane and integrates Google Nano Banana for image creation and editing. The side panel is designed to save time, enable multitasking, compare options across tabs, and summarize product reviews. Example workflows include asking Gemini to find supplies on Etsy within a budget and add items to a cart up to the purchase decision.
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