Article Title: How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’
Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Google Chrome just got another generative AI feature: Skills. These are repeatable AI prompts that you can run in Chrome with a keyboard shortcut. They’re part of Google’s injection of AI tools into its software, alongside the launch of Skills.
Users can set up their own Skill using Gemini, Google’s chatbot, via the Chrome browser or choose from the premade Skills Google released alongside this feature. The 50+ presets cover a range of prompts that instruct Gemini to summarize YouTube videos, maximize protein intake through recipe substitutions, and more.
Open the Gemini in Chrome sidebar by clicking on the “Ask Gemini” sparkle icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. Then type a forward slash in the prompt box to pick which Skill you would like to run. After selecting one, Gemini analyzes information from the browser tabs shared with it within the parameters of the details laid out in the Skill.
Example of a “Protein Maximizer” Skill prompt:
Analyze the recipe on the current webpage, identify all ingredients, and estimate their protein content. Suggest substitutions or additions to maximize the overall protein content while maintaining the original recipe’s flavor profile. Output the revised recipe with each ingredient’s protein content listed and a total per serving.
From my experience testing generative AI features in different browsers, I wouldn’t be surprised if these tools were a bit glitchy at launch but gradually improved over the next few months. It’s also easy to imagine this kind of browser tool catching on with productivity nerds looking to streamline workflows and save clicks.
Even so, Skills seems like an option most Chrome users probably won’t even realize is available as they browse the web. Users who aren’t interested in this feature but still want to use Chrome have the option of removing the Ask Gemini button by going into their Settings and opening the AI Innovations tab. Then, open the Gemini in Chrome section and turn off the toggle at the top.
Google’s reworking of its Chrome browser for the AI era intensified earlier this year with the addition of Gemini in the Chrome sidebar, pitched as an always-present assistant sitting on the right side of your screen ready to answer questions about what you’re seeing on the web. The company has also experimented with how generative AI can take control of Chrome to click and browse the web on a user’s behalf.
Google is not alone in its attempts to make AI prompts more easily repeatable for users. Opera Neon, a smaller Chrome, browser, also offers this kind of interface.
Key Takeaways:
- Skills are AI prompts you can run in Google Chrome with a keyboard shortcut.
- You can set up your own Skill using Gemini or choose from the premade Skills released by Google.
- Skills cover a range of prompts that instruct Gemini to summarize YouTube videos, maximize protein intake via recipe substitutions, etc.
Google is not alone in experimenting with how generative AI can take control of Chrome to click and browse the web on behalf of users. Opera Neon also offers this interface.
Source: Wired.com
How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’
Note: The article was written by Qwen, created by Alibaba Cloud.
Originally published at Unknown. Curated by AI Maestro.
