Google Expands Gemini AI Assistant to All Chrome Users
Google recently announced the extensive deployment of its AI browsing assistant, Gemini, to all Mac and Windows desktop users in the United States. This expansion significantly broadens the accessibility of Gemini, previously limited to premium subscribers, and marks Chrome’s most substantial AI upgrade to date, revolutionizing the way users interact with web content.
The Gemini integration introduces a new level of functionality, enabling users to pose complex inquiries about web pages, operate across multiple tabs simultaneously, and receive AI-powered assistance for research and comparison tasks. Users can now ask Gemini to simplify intricate information, adjust recipes, compare products across different tabs, or even retrieve previously visited web pages using natural language queries.
Alongside these enhancements, Google is launching “agentic capabilities” designed to allow Chrome to autonomously execute multi-step tasks such as grocery ordering or appointment scheduling. The company is also integrating AI Mode directly into the Chrome address bar, facilitating complex, multi-part inquiries with follow-up capabilities. This update also includes improved security features, with AI assisting in scam prevention and automatic management of compromised passwords.
Source: Google Chrome Blog