Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

Google weaving Gemini further into the popular Chrome browser is an inflection point for AI in our software, although some users will still be looking for the "off" switch. Google 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 on a page and synthesize information across multiple open tabs.