Google Enhances Chrome with AI Capabilities through New 'Skills' Feature

Google is advancing its Chrome web browser by integrating more AI capabilities, as announced in their official blog post on Tuesday.

• The new feature, Skills, allows users to save and reuse favorite AI prompts across different web pages without retyping.
• Skills builds upon the Gemini AI integration into Chrome, extending automation possibilities beyond existing features that include querying and summarizing web pages.
  • Users can, for example, save a prompt for suggesting vegan substitutions for recipes and use it across various websites.
  • Saved Skills can be accessed by typing ‘/**’ or clicking a plus sign, applying them across all open tabs.
• Google reports early adopters used Skills for health analytics, shopping comparisons, and document summarization.
• To assist users, Google introduces a Skills library offering pre-programmed tasks related to productivity, budgeting, and more, which can be customized.
• Skills require user confirmation before executing actions such as sending emails or adding calendar events.
• Skills will roll out initially for Chrome desktop users with US English as the browser's language.