Your Google Chrome browser just got a useful autopilot feature - here's how it works

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Google Chrome is being upgraded with Gemini 3 and a revamped sidepanel UX.
• The new Auto Browse feature can navigate webpages and take actions on your behalf.
• Auto Browse launches January 28th for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.  

Google just announced several updates to its Chrome browser, centered on -- you guessed it -- AI. With Gemini 3, its latest model, the updates aim to "put Gemini to work in Chrome" with personal assistant-style intelligence, tab organization, and the new "Auto Browse" feature, which takes actions on your behalf in Chrome. 

Available now for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, Auto Browse is a bit like autopilot for the web, designed to handle digital chores like filling out forms or making routine purchases. "We live our lives on the web," Parisa Tabriz, Google ...