Google reportedly working on AI that can take over computers

Google may be developing artificial intelligence technology that could potentially take over computers through a web browser client that can perform tasks like researching, shopping, or booking a flight. A new report has said technology, internally codenamed ‘Jarvis’, will be based on a future version of Google’s Gemini large language model, and may come out as soon as December.

Information has reported, citing people with direct knowledge of product, that Jarvis will likely be available in Google Chrome browser and help users “automate everyday, web-based tasks.” technology could take screenshots of current web browser activity, understand content and context, and n perform necessary actions by eir ing buttons or entering text automatically. current proto, according to report, takes a few seconds to perform sequence of actions.

Jarvis will be Google’s answer to Rabbit’s large action model, but it could also be part of company’s strategy to stay ahe of competition. For instance, Microsoft’s Copilot Vision lets Windows users talk to AI chatbot about web pages y are viewing. y could interact with bot about a topic, but company has not said wher Copilot Vision will be able to automate tasks like Jarvis. Apple , which comes across as a late entrant to AI space, has also announced that upcoming Apple Intelligence will be able to re screens and offer actions based on content. Anthropic recently announced a new beta update to Claude, which it said can use a computer on behalf of users. OpenAI is also coming up with a similar version, which could be integrated into ChatGPT for automating complex tasks “by effectively taking over a customer’s device.”

While report has anticipated that Jarvis could be announced as early as December, Google may change its plan based on how far progress on technology would have reached. Google is also reportedly planning to release technology to a few testers who could help it discover and fix bugs in Jarvis.