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Google is rolling out an "auto browse" AI agent in Chrome that can navigate websites, fill out forms, compare prices, and handle tedious online tasks on a user's behalf. Bloomberg reports: The feature, called auto browse, will allow users to ask an assistant powered by Gemini to complete tasks such as shopping for them without leaving Chrome, said Charmaine D'Silva, a director of product. Chrome users will be able to plan a family trip by asking Gemini to open different airline and hotel websites to compare prices, for instance, D'Silva explained.
"Our testers have used it for all sorts of things: scheduling appointments, filling out tedious online forms, collecting their tax documents, getting quotes for plumbers and electricians, checking if their bills are paid, filing expense reports, managing their subscriptions, and speeding up renewing their driving licenses -- a ton of time saved," said Parisa Tabriz, vice president of Chrome, in a blog post.
[...] Chrome's auto browse will be available to US AI pro and AI Ultra subscribers and will use Google Password Manager to sign into websites on a user's behalf. As part of the launch, Google is also bringing its image generation tool, Nano Banana, directly into Chrome.
The company said that safeguards have been placed to ensure the agentic AI will not be able to make final calls, such as placing an order, without the user's permission. "We're using AI as well as on-device models to protect people from what's really an ever-evolving landscape, whether it's AI-generated scams or just increasingly sophisticated attackers," Tabiz said during the call.
"Our testers have used it for all sorts of things: scheduling appointments, filling out tedious online forms, collecting their tax documents, getting quotes for plumbers and electricians, checking if their bills are paid, filing expense reports, managing their subscriptions, and speeding up renewing their driving licenses -- a ton of time saved," said Parisa Tabriz, vice president of Chrome, in a blog post.
[...] Chrome's auto browse will be available to US AI pro and AI Ultra subscribers and will use Google Password Manager to sign into websites on a user's behalf. As part of the launch, Google is also bringing its image generation tool, Nano Banana, directly into Chrome.
The company said that safeguards have been placed to ensure the agentic AI will not be able to make final calls, such as placing an order, without the user's permission. "We're using AI as well as on-device models to protect people from what's really an ever-evolving landscape, whether it's AI-generated scams or just increasingly sophisticated attackers," Tabiz said during the call.
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Huidige temperatuur (om 01:16): 1.0°C (Bewolkt)Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
Luchtkwaliteit:
- AQI: 60 🟡 (Matig)
- PM2.5: 17.9 μg/m³
- PM10: 18.7 μg/m³
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
- donderdag 29 januari: Min 0.6°, Max 2.2° (Matige sneeuw) ❄️, Neerslag 1.0, Kans op neerslag 13%, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ← 77°
- vrijdag 30 januari: Min 0.6°, Max 5.9° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↖ 114°
- zaterdag 31 januari: Min 4.3°, Max 8.5° (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 3.2, Kans op neerslag 20%, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↖ 136°
- zondag 01 februari: Min 1.4°, Max 6.7° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.6, Kans op neerslag 21%, Windsnelheid: 12.3 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↖ 117°
- maandag 02 februari: Min 2.2°, Max 6.7° (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.3, Kans op neerslag 15%, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ← 100°
- dinsdag 03 februari: Min 3.9°, Max 9.6° (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 14.3, Kans op neerslag 38%, Windsnelheid: 24.3 km/u (6.8 m/s), richting: ↑ 167°
- woensdag 04 februari: Min 1.3°, Max 6.5° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.5, Kans op neerslag 15%, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ← 74°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
- 02:00: 1.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 53°
- 03:00: 0.9° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 18%, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 50°
- 04:00: 0.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 27%, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 45°
- 05:00: 0.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 34%, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 50°
- 06:00: 0.6° (Lichte sneeuw) ❄️, Neerslag 0.2, Kans op neerslag 39%, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 48°
- 07:00: 0.6° (Matige sneeuw) ❄️, Neerslag 0.3, Kans op neerslag 41%, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 36°
- 08:00: 0.6° (Lichte sneeuw) ❄️, Neerslag 0.2, Kans op neerslag 39%, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 36°
- 09:00: 0.6° (Lichte sneeuw) ❄️, Neerslag 0.2, Kans op neerslag 34%, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 44°
- 10:00: 0.8° (Lichte sneeuw) ❄️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 27%, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 56°
- 11:00: 1.1° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 19%, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ← 71°
- 12:00: 1.4° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 9%, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ← 74°
- 13:00: 1.7° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ← 82°
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