Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyGoogle is adding multiple new AI features to Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. The most visible change is a new button in Chrome that launches the Gemini chatbot, but there are also new tools for searching, researching, and answering questions with AI. Google has additional cursor-controlling “agentic” tools in the pipeline for Chrome as well.The Gemini in Chrome mode for the web browser uses generative AI to answer questions about content you see on the screen as well as synthesize information across multiple open tabs. Gemini in Chrome first rolled out to Google’s paying subscribers in May. The AI-focused features are now available to all desktop users in the US browsing in English; they’ll…