Google’s Gemini AI may soon take control of users’ browsers, potentially handling online purchases like shopping and booking flights. According to a report from The Information, this technology is part of a project codenamed “Jarvis” and would be a major step in Google’s consumer-focused AI strategy.
The new system would allow Gemini to navigate the Chrome browser autonomously. It would use virtualized clicks and screenshots to navigate, a method similar to Anthropic’s Claude AI.
Google is reportedly preparing an early preview of this capability as soon as December. A beta test will follow and focus on ensuring reliability and security for tasks involving money.
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If successful, Gemini would bring unprecedented automation to daily browsing. Google aims to integrate AI into its wider ecosystem, including Chromebooks and Pixel devices.
However, the concept of AI making financial transactions independently raises concerns over security and user control, issues that Google will likely address in any trial phases.
For now, Google hasn’t officially confirmed these plans, but the project would align with its efforts to integrate AI into practical, consumer-focused functions.
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Generative AI, Google, Google search, Grok, Internet, OpenAI, Technology
[Lauren]
WOULD YOU TRUST AN AI TO SPEND YOUR MONEY FOR YOU?
GOOGLE MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF GIVING ITS AI THE POWER TO CONTROL YOUR BROWSER… AND EVEN MAKE PURCHASES.
THE NEW AI SYSTEM, CODENAMED ‘PROJECT JARVIS’ IN REFERENCE TO THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN IRON MAN, MAY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO COMPLETELY NAVIGATE AND CONTROL GOOGLE’S CHROME BROWSER, THIS ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM ‘THE INFORMATION.’ DETAILS SUGGEST THAT GEMINI WOULD USE VIRTUALIZED CLICKS AND SCREENSHOTS TO INTERACT WITH THE BROWSER, SIMILAR TO HOW OTHER AIS LIKE ANTHROPIC’S ‘CLAUDE’, OR THE ‘ARC’ BROWSER OPERATE.
THE GOAL IS A RELIABLE SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY AUTOMATES BROWSING BUT CAN ORDER PRODUCTS FROM ONLINE STORES AND HANDLE BOOKINGS, LIKE PLANE TICKETS AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS WITH MORE NUANCED AND SPECIALIZED REQUESTS. IT’S A MAJOR STEP BEYOND GOOGLE’S CURRENT AI OFFERINGS AND WOULD PLACE GOOGLE AHEAD IN THE MORE CONSUMER-FOCUSED AI SPACE.
GOOGLE IS EXPECTED TO PREVIEW THIS CAPABILITY AS EARLY AS DECEMBER, WITH A SMALL BETA TEST TO FOLLOW. HOWEVER, THERE ARE CONCERNS. AI MAKING PURCHASES ON BEHALF OF USERS WOULD NEED TO BE RELIABLE AND SECURE… A POINT LIKELY TO BE CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED IN A GAUNTLET OF TESTS.
IF SUCCESSFUL, USERS COULD RELY ON GEMINI FOR MORE EVERYDAY THINGS… FROM ONLINE SHOPPING TO ARRANGING TRAVEL, TAKING GOOGLE’S AUTOMATION TOOLS TO A NEW LEVEL. HOWEVER, LETTING AN AI HANDLE ONLINE PURCHASES RAISES SECURITY QUESTIONS. AND WHETHER USERS ARE COMFORTABLE TRUSTING GEMINI WITH THEIR WALLET… REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
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