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Google Chrome is being upgraded with Gemini 3 and a revamped sidepanel UX.
The new Auto Browse feature can navigate webpages and take actions on your behalf.
Auto Browse launches January 28th for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.
Google just announced several updates to its Chrome browser, centered on -- you guessed it -- AI. With Gemini 3, its latest model, the updates aim to "put Gemini to work in Chrome" with personal assistant-style intelligence, tab organization, and the new "Auto Browse" feature, which takes actions on your behalf in Chrome.
Available now for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, Auto Browse is a bit like autopilot for the web, designed to handle digital chores like filling out forms or making routine purchases. "We live our lives on the web," Parisa Tabriz, Google's VP of Chrome, said in a recent press conference. Auto Browse's focus, then, is on mundane, repetitive tasks; the "digital laundry", so to speak.
Also: Google's Gemini 3 is finally here and it's smarter, faster, and free to access
During the press conference, Tabriz showed off new features in a few common use cases like shopping and summarizing information, but the interesting stuff was when Gemini was asked to perform more complex tasks, like managing favorited apartments on Redfin, or shopping on Etsy based on an image -- all the way to inputting credit card info and finalizing the purchase.
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