Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’: A Guide
Key Takeaways:
- Skills: Google’s new tool lets users set up AI prompts to run in the browser.
- Gemini: You can use Gemini, Google’s chatbot, through Chrome or choose from premade Skills.
- Use Cases: Skills cover a range of applications like summarizing YouTube videos, optimizing protein intake, and evaluating job listings.
- Sidebar Integration: Open the sidebar in the upper-right corner to access the Ask Gemini feature for Skills.
- Practicality: Users who are interested but not using it will find it easy to disable.
The Article:
Google Chrome has recently received a new tool: the “Skills” feature, which is an AI-powered prompt system you can run in your browser. The Skills library contains preset prompts for tasks like summarizing YouTube videos or evaluating job listings.
To use the Skills, simply click on the “Ask Gemini” icon in the Chrome sidebar and type a forward slash to choose which Skill you want to run. After selecting a Skill, Google’s chatbot, Gemini, analyzes the information from your browser tabs within the parameters of the prompt provided for that specific Skill.
Here’s an example of how Skills can be used: “Protein Maximizer” Skill prompt asks Gemini to analyze a recipe on the current webpage and suggest substitutions or additions to maximize protein content while maintaining the flavor profile. The resulting revised recipe will include the adjusted ingredient quantities and total protein per serving.
The full prompt looks like this:
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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 of the recipe, while maintaining the integrity of the original recipe’s flavor profile. Output the revised recipe with protein content listed for each ingredient and the total protein per serving.
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This feature is a good addition to Chrome as it allows users to streamline their browsing experience by automating repetitive tasks.
As Google continues to experiment with how generative AI can enhance browser functionality, Skills seems like an inevitable development in Chrome. Users who aren’t using this feature but still want to use the browser will have options for managing AI features within the Settings tab.
Gemini & Google’s Effort
Google is not alone in exploring how generative AI can be integrated into browsers. Opera Neon, a smaller Chrome-based browser, has also experimented with this idea.
In summary, Skills provides an easy way to set up repeatable prompts for tasks in the browser and could be of interest to users who want to streamline their browsing experience or save clicks.
Originally published at Unknown. Curated by AI Maestro.
