With the release of Chrome M122, Google has integrated an experimental generative AI function into its browser. The new AI tool is dubbed “Help me write,” and it truly can assist you in creating longer, more detailed sentences or even paragraphs based on a brief instruction.
According to Google, the tool makes relevant recommendations by using its Gemini models to comprehend the context of the website you are currently viewing. For example, it may provide you a suggestion that seems more like a review than sales pitch if you’re on a review page.
In one of Google’s examples, the tool was able to spit out a decent description of what the person was selling with a prompt that simply read: “moving to a smaller place selling air fryer for 50 bucks.” The tool suggested a full paragraph that was able to better communicate the user’s message. “I’m moving to a smaller place and won’t have room for my air fryer. It’s in good condition and works great. I’m selling it for $50. Please contact me if you’re interested,” the suggestion read.
In another example, the user asked the tool to write them a request to return a defective bike helmet and to communicate that the product developed a crack, which isn’t mentioned in the product warranty. As you can see in Google’s examples, you can change the length and tone of the suggestion if the first thing the writing aid comes up with isn’t good enough to serve your needs. Once you’re done, you can click the Replace button to switch your prompt with the suggested writeup.
To activate the experimental tool, you have to go into Settings in Chrome’s three-dot drop-down menu. There, you can find the Experimental AI page where you can activate “Help me write.” To use the feature, just highlight the text you want to rewrite and then right-click on it to summon the “Help me write” box.
Take note that it’s only available for Chrome browsers on Macs and Windows PCs in the US at the moment. It can also only understand prompts and write suggestions in the English language.
Google first announced the arrival of the writing tool back in January, when it revealed that it was going to start integrating AI features into its Chrome browser. In addition to “Help me write,” Google said that it’s also giving the browser an AI-powered tab organizer and the ability the generate customized themes.
