I'm finally ditching Google Chrome for an open-source browser, and its AI does what Chrome can't

Google Chrome has been handling its tasks efficiently, loading webpages quickly, supporting extensions, and syncing data for signed-in users. However, the author of an article on XDA Developers notes that Chrome is a relatively passive tool, requiring users to handle navigation and coordination themselves.

Google has been using its Gemini AI agents to identify and remediate Chrome security flaws. According to Dev.to, Gemini-powered AI agents found and helped fix 1,072 Chrome security flaws in 60 days. The AI agents performed automated code analysis, prioritization and risk scoring, and patch drafting assistance. This approach allowed engineers to focus on high-impact exploits and significantly accelerated Chrome's bug hunt.

With 3.5 billion active users to protect, Google is relying on Gemini to quickly find Chrome security bugs, as reported by ZDNet. This effort aims to stay ahead of potential attackers by rapidly identifying and addressing vulnerabilities.

Brief written by urgent.news from XDA Developers, Dev.to, ZDNet — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.