Neck deep in a research project with the finish line in sight, you close your browser only to realize you need to verify one last detail from a webpage. Frantically searching through your browser history for the missing page, Google Chrome on desktop is introducing a new feature in the next few weeks called Gemini, where you can ask natural language questions to your browsing history. This feature, only available for US desktop users and opt-in by default, aims to provide a more conversational interface to Chrome’s history without requiring you to remember URLs. Alongside this, Google is bringing Google Lens to Chrome on desktop, allowing you to select, search, and ask questions about anything you see on the web without leaving the tab. Another feature, Tab Compare, will provide an AI-generated overview of products across multiple tabs for easier comparison. While these features enhance browsing experiences, Google ensures privacy by not using browsing history to train its language models directly, highlighting a focus on privacy from the start.
