[
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "spell%20website%3F"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "If by \u201cspell website?\u201d you mean how to spell *website*, it\u2019s spelled: **website** \u2014 one word, all lowercase unless it starts a sentence. ([site.nyit.edu](https://site.nyit.edu/files/scea/CM_NYIT_EditorialStyleGuide.pdf?utm_source=openai))\n\nIf you had something else in mind \u2014 a name, term, or title that sounds like \"spell website\" \u2014 feel free to tell me. I can help with spelling that too."
    },
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "explain%20to%20me%20what%20the%20autobrowse%20tool%20is%3F%20and%20does"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Here\u2019s a rundown of *Auto Browse* (also shown as *AutoBrowse*), the new AI-driven browsing feature Google recently added to Chrome. I\u2019ll explain what it is, what it does, how it works, and things to be cautious about. Sources are from recent release announcements (as of late January 2026) to ensure up-to-date accuracy.\n\n---\n\n## What is Auto Browse?\n\nAuto Browse is an **agentic AI feature** built into Google Chrome, powered by Google\u2019s Gemini 3 model. Instead of just responding to your questions, this tool can take real actions in the browser\u2014opening pages, clicking buttons, filling in forms, making comparisons, and much more. ([arstechnica.com](https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/01/google-begins-rolling-out-chromes-auto-browse-ai-agent-today/?utm_source=openai))\n\nIt\u2019s part of Google\u2019s move toward \u201cagentic AI\u201d\u2014AI that can act on your behalf rather than just providing guidance. With Auto Browse, you describe the task you want done, and the AI automates parts of it. ([alternativeto.net](https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/google-launches-a-new-ai-agent-style-auto-browse-tool-for-task-automation-in-chrome/?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## What Auto Browse Can Do\n\nHere are some of the capabilities:\n\n- **Complete multi-step online tasks**, such as booking flights and hotels, comparing prices, or reordering items from past purchase history. ([alternativeto.net](https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/google-launches-a-new-ai-agent-style-auto-browse-tool-for-task-automation-in-chrome/?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Interact with pages**: clicking links, navigating between tabs, scrolling, filling out forms, logging in. It can even use your saved credentials via Google Password Manager (if you allow it). ([androidauthority.com](https://www.androidauthority.com/chrome-auto-browse-3635682/?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Shopping automation**, like adding items to carts, applying discount codes, or finding items from images. ([searchenginejournal.com](https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chrome-updated-with-3-ai-features-including-nano-banana/566134/?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Handling dynamic content**, pages with Javascript, interactive sections, etc. ([creati.ai](https://creati.ai/ai-tools/autobrowse/?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n## What It *Doesn\u2019t* Do / Limits\n\nAuto Browse doesn\u2019t give the AI full control in all cases. Here are some limits and controls:\n\n- It **won\u2019t make final decisions for you** in sensitive cases. For example, purchases still require your confirmation. ([wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/google-chrome-auto-browse/?utm_source=openai))  \n- It requires permissions for certain actions\u2014like accessing saved passwords. You have to grant those explicitly. ([arstechnica.com](https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/01/google-begins-rolling-out-chromes-auto-browse-ai-agent-today/?utm_source=openai))  \n- Not all users have access yet. Currently, it\u2019s available in the **U.S.** for those subscribed to **Google AI Pro or Ultra** plans. ([androidauthority.com](https://www.androidauthority.com/chrome-auto-browse-3635682/?utm_source=openai))  \n- There are **task limits** depending on your plan. Pro users get fewer daily tasks; Ultra users more. ([timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-chromes-auto-browse-feature-can-shop-fill-forms-for-you/articleshow/127762793.cms?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n## How It Works\n\nAuto Browse is integrated into Chrome via the Gemini sidebar. When you give it a task:\n\n1. You open the sidebar (by clicking the Gemini icon at the top of Chrome) and describe what you want. ([androidauthority.com](https://www.androidauthority.com/chrome-auto-browse-3635682/?utm_source=openai))  \n2. Auto Browse will open tabs, scroll content, navigate websites, fill out info, etc., behind the scenes. It marks which tabs it is using with some kind of AI icon so you know it\u2019s active. ([arstechnica.com](https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/01/google-begins-rolling-out-chromes-auto-browse-ai-agent-today/?utm_source=openai))  \n3. For risky or sensitive steps (like purchases, social posts, or payment disclosures), it pauses for your sign-off. ([wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/google-chrome-auto-browse/?utm_source=openai))  \n4. If it needs access to password credentials (for logging into accounts), you have to allow it. Passwords aren\u2019t accessed by default. ([androidauthority.com](https://www.androidauthority.com/chrome-auto-browse-3635682/?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n## Privacy and Security\n\nBecause Auto Browse involves letting AI act inside your browser, there are important privacy and security features\u2014and some trade-offs:\n\n- Browsing tasks are processed by Gemini models running in Google\u2019s cloud (not just locally on your device). This means some of the sites you visit, your input, and data might be streamed to and handled by Google\u2019s servers. ([arstechnica.com](https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/01/google-begins-rolling-out-chromes-auto-browse-ai-agent-today/?utm_source=openai))  \n- Data from pages can be \u201clogged to your account temporarily\u201d and might go into activity tracking if you have it turned on. ([arstechnica.com](https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/01/google-begins-rolling-out-chromes-auto-browse-ai-agent-today/?utm_source=openai))  \n- Google says strong safeguards are in place, especially around sensitive actions. But the potential for misinterpretation or misuse (either accidental or malicious) increases with more access. ([wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/google-chrome-auto-browse/?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n## Who It\u2019s For (and Isn\u2019t)\n\nAuto Browse is useful if you:\n\n- Don\u2019t like doing repetitive browser tasks like booking, price-checking, finding deals.  \n- Want to save time by offloading multi-step workflows to AI.  \n- Are comfortable granting some browser access (forms, passwords, etc.) to AI tools.  \n- Have a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription and are in a region where it\u2019s rolled out.\n\nIt may *not* be for you if:\n\n- You\u2019re in a region without access yet.  \n- You prefer to manually control every browser step.  \n- You have high concern over privacy or data handling.  \n- You don\u2019t want to pay for a subscription.  \n\n---\n\nIf you want, I can pull up a live example and show you how it could perform *your* tasks, so you can see what it's like in practice. Do you want to try that?"
    }
]