Google enhances Chrome browser with a new smart feature

 

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Google enhances Chrome browser with a new smart feature

Google has announced the addition of new AI-powered capabilities to its Chrome browser through an innovative feature called "Skills," which allows users to easily save and reuse smart prompts across various web pages.

This move comes as part of integrating the Gemini AI model into the browser, amid fierce competition with new AI-powered browsers from companies such as OpenAI, Perplexity and The Browser Company.

“Skills” provides a more advanced experience compared to the traditional use of artificial intelligence, as the user can create and save custom commands, and then run them later with a single click without having to rewrite them each time.

For example, if a user is accustomed to requesting suggestions for plant-based alternatives while browsing food recipes, they can save this request as a "Skill" and use it automatically across different websites, according to a report published by TechCrunch and reviewed by Al Arabiya Business.

These saved tasks can be accessed through the chat history, and then replayed within Gemini in Chrome by typing the symbol (/) or pressing the (+) button, to run directly on the open page or even across multiple tabs at the same time.

Google also allows these commands to be modified at any time, to suit the user's needs.
Initial tests showed that users employ this feature in multiple areas, such as health and nutrition — like calculating nutritional values ​​— as well as comparing prices while shopping, or quickly summarizing long documents.

To make it easier to use, the company also launched a ready-made library of "Skills," which includes common tasks in the areas of productivity, shopping, and budget management, that users can easily add and customize.

As with the rest of Gemini's tools within Chrome, the feature will ask for user approval before performing sensitive actions, such as sending an email or adding an event to the calendar.
"Skills" is scheduled to begin gradually reaching Chrome users on computers, provided they log in to a Google account, and will initially work only in English (United States).