Google Chrome Gets 3 New Experimental Generative AI Features

Organize tabs, make custom themes, and get help with writing

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Rob LeFebvre
Rob LeFebvre
Rob LeFebvre
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Published on January 23, 2024 01:22PM EST
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Who doesn't want help with writing, organizing tabs, or custom themes? No one, that's who.

Google just dropped three new generative AI-powered experimental features for its Chrome browser. Now, you can use them to organize your tabs (you know you have too many of those open, right?), customize your themes, and (of course) get help when writing on the web.

With the new release of Chrome, M121, you can enable these features with a few simple clicks. Just navigate to Settings from the three-dot menu in the upper right of your browser, navigate to Experimental AI, and then enable the new abilities. They're currently disabled for enterprise and educational accounts, for now, though. You should see the option on Macs and Windows PCs "over the next few days," according to VP of Chrome, Parisa Tabriz, in a statement.

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Sure, you've organized your tabs with Tab Groups for a while now, but making them is kind of a hassle. With Tab Organizer enabled, Chrome can now automatically suggest and create tab groups for you, based on the tabs you have open. To make this happen, right-click on any tab open and choose 'Organize Similar Tabs' (or just click the drop-down arrow to the left of all your tabs in Chrome). The browser will suggest names (or even cute little emojis) to name the groups for easy access later.

If you've fallen in love with the AI-generated wallpapers in Android 14 and on Pixel 8 handsets, you'll dig the new text-to-image ability of Chrome. Make your own themes "based on a subject, mood, visual style, and color that you choose." Head over to the Customize Chrome side panel, click 'Change Theme' and 'Create with AI.' All the options are there, with plenty of styles and moods to choose from, no text-prompting necessary. Google even has a collection of the team's favorite AI-made Themes to check out before you start creating your own.

Finally, Chrome can help you write stuff on the web, from reviews to RSVPs to inquiries about marketplace items. The feature arrives next month, and once enabled, you'll be able to right-click any text box or field in Chrome and choose 'Help me write.' Simple and easy. How good the resulting text will be is anyone's guess, but it's likely going to be a good starting point, anyway.

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