An AI Assistant Can Now Work With Your Open Browser Tabs
A browser add-on for an AI assistant has been updated to work with tabs that are already open in a person’s browser. When the add-on is installed, users can tag their browser in the assistant’s website or desktop app and ask it to use information from those tabs.
This can help with tasks that involve several pages at once. For example, someone comparing sofas could ask the assistant to review three open tabs and compare the options. The assistant can use details from the pages to help organize information and answer questions without requiring the user to copy each page into a separate message.
Help With Forms and Comparisons
The updated add-on can support a range of everyday tasks. A user could provide an event brief and ask the assistant to fill in a registration form, while telling it to stop before submitting. That final instruction matters: the form can be prepared without sending it.
It can also gather details from open vendor pages and place them into a comparison sheet. The requested information might include each vendor’s prices and key features, along with links to the pages where those details appear. This can make it easier to compare choices side by side.
Other possible requests include reviewing contractor pages, comparing home renovation services, and drafting an email to the contractor that best matches the user’s needs. The assistant can also help complete a form for a new dentist using information from open tabs and add the appointment to both a work calendar and a personal calendar.
Use the Assistant Without Leaving the Page
The update also brings the assistant into a browser sidebar. Users can open it beside the page they are viewing and continue a conversation without switching to another window. The sidebar includes access to the user’s conversation history in both regular chat and work-related conversations.
Keeping the conversation next to the page may be useful when a task involves reading, comparing, or entering information. A user can look at a webpage and ask a question about it, then continue the same discussion while staying in the browser.
More Control Over Browser Tasks
A work-focused version of the assistant can also control browser tabs for certain tasks. These actions may include sending messages, filling out forms, and downloading files. It can also help organize open tabs or place them into groups.
These features extend beyond answering questions about a page. They allow the assistant to take steps inside the browser on the user’s behalf. The examples include both preparing information and carrying out actions, such as filling in a form or downloading a file.
- Review several tabs: Compare products or services open in the browser.
- Organize information: Collect prices and features in a comparison sheet.
- Prepare forms: Enter information and stop before submitting when asked.
- Draft messages: Use details from open pages to prepare an email.
- Manage browser tasks: Send messages, download files, or organize tabs.
What the Update Changes
The main change is that the assistant can draw on browser tabs a user already has open, rather than relying only on information typed into the conversation. The sidebar also makes it possible to use the assistant alongside the current webpage and access earlier conversations.
Together, these tools are aimed at tasks that involve multiple pages or several steps. A user can ask the assistant to compare information, prepare a document or form, and help with browser actions while working from the same set of open tabs.