Ever since ChatGPT showed the masses what generative AI is capable of, it seems every company is dead-set on adding the technology to any product where it might vaguely make sense. Google may just be the poster child for this movement, but its portfolio of apps and services are in the somewhat-unique position of actually being able to benefit from an injection of artificial intelligence. Products like Sheets, Docs, and Gmail have genuinely improved after being graced by the likes of Duet AI and Gemini Pro, but Google has taken a more deliberate and methodical approach with core offerings like Search and Chrome. Today, the latter is getting its first full helping of AI with the release of Chrome 121, and the changes being ushered in could have an impact on how you browse the web.
