Google is taking the next step in integrating artificial intelligence into its Chrome browser. Soon, users will be able to query their browsing history using natural language, as if they were talking to a virtual assistant. For example, you can ask Chrome to find “that Amazon page about a meat slicer I visited last week,” and the AI will take care of retrieving it.
This new feature, initially available only on desktop and in the United States, will be on by default, but users can turn it off at any time. AI history search will not work in incognito mode, providing an extra layer of privacy.
An example of what a search of the future on Google Chrome could look like
Google is aware that this feature involves analyzing the user’s browsing history, which is highly personal data. The company assures, however, that this data will not be used to train its AI models. However, the information will still need to be processed and transmitted to the cloud, raising questions about whether these operations can be performed locally on devices like the Copilot Plus PC.
In addition to AI-powered history search, Google announced two other new features for Chrome: the expansion of Google Lens from mobile to desktop platforms, and a tab comparison tool that lets you compare products in two different tabs, giving you a summary of key specifications, ratings, prices, and more.
However, the use of sensitive data such as browsing history raises inevitable privacy concerns: Google appears committed to ensuring the protection of user data, but it remains to be seen how this new feature will be received by the public and what its long-term implications will be.
What do you think? Would you keep the feature active or would you prefer to use traditional navigation? Speaking of updates, Google Maps and Waze have also been updated, with new features that make the two apps even more useful.
