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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Liedtke

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

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Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.

The features rolling out include making Google's AI image generator and editing tool, Nano Banana, available to Chrome's logged-in users on desktop computers in the United States. The expanded access to Nano Banana through the leading web browser may further blur the lines between real-life pictures and fabricated images.

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