Google’s new Auto Browse AI tool on Chrome was tested for online tasks. My experience revealed both impressive capabilities and concerning quirks.
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San Francisco: I decided to let Google’s Auto Browse AI take over my Chrome browser. This tool promised to handle digital chores like booking tickets or shopping online. I started with a simple task: booking two symphony tickets in San Francisco.
The AI first thought about its plan in the sidebar, similar to how a person might talk through steps out loud. Then it began clicking around, choosing the symphony website and looking for available seats. The tool could do multistep tasks—like finding the right event and checking different seats—without getting confused.
Auto Browse showed me every click it made, which was helpful to watch. After working for a few minutes, it stopped and asked me to finish by clicking “Order Now.” At first glance, it seemed to have done exactly what I wanted. I thought each job this AI could do for me would work just as well as the last.
But small problems quickly showed up. The seats Auto Browse picked weren’t actually next to aisles like I had asked. While testing, I noticed this AI tool was better than others I’d tried before at not getting sidetracked and doing complex tasks in order. This made me wonder just how much trust I should put in AI assistants when they handle important personal tasks.
There are important safety things to remember with tools like this. Google included warnings that AI can make mistakes and that you are responsible for what it does. Since these AI tools have faced security risks like “prompt injection” attacks on bad websites, experts haven’t fully checked if Auto Browse has the same weaknesses. Task: Think about how much you trust AI with your personal needs and purchases.