Google released Chrome 122, which offers a new AI feature.
It's called help write me and uses Gemini to help you start writing or improve your writing online. The new feature is only available for Mac and Windows users in the US using Chrome in English.
What's impressive about Help me write is that it goes beyond generating a simple text, it understands the context of the website you're on and adjusts the generated text to match your goal. Some examples of how it could be used include writing a description for a piece of furniture you're trying to sell online, submitting a review for a restaurant, or asking about booking a hotel.
In an example that Google gives us, the user sends a message to an airline saying "the plane lands at 9 - I want to check in early". It then activates Help me write which generates the text:
“My flight is scheduled to arrive at 9am, and I would like to check in as soon as possible. Is there any way I can check in early? If not, when is the earliest I can check in?'
To start using this feature, you'll need to sign in to Chrome and then go to Settings from the three-dot menu.
From there, go to the Experimental AI page and enable Help me write. To use the new feature, simply right-click an open text field in Chrome and select Help me write.
While this feature appears to be very practical for the public, it is open to abuse by malicious users. For example, online sellers will be able to more quickly create fake accounts and write fake reviews of their products.
As we mentioned, this feature is currently only available in the US. Hopefully, it won't be long before it appears in other regions as well.
