Project Jarvis, the codename for a new type of AI that is said to be advanced enough to take over a user’s entire computer and completely control the company’s Chrome browser to help users automatically complete certain tasks, such as ordering products from online stores and paying for plane tickets, is currently in development at Google, according to a new report that surfaced over the weekend. The news comes just a week after Anthropic unveiled Claude 3.5, a new version of the AI model that allows developers to direct it to use “computers the way people do—by looking at a screen, moving a cursor, clicking, and typing text.” A demonstration of Claude 3.5, which differs from Google’s in that it doesn’t target consumers, can be found below.
Google is developing artificial intelligence that takes over a person’s web browser to complete tasks such as gathering research, purchasing a product or booking a flight, The Information reported Saturday. The product, code-named Project Jarvis, is similar to one Anthropic announced this week. OpenAI has also been working on similar software.
Google plans to preview the product, also known as a computer-using agent, as early as December alongside the release of its next flagship Gemini large language model, which would help power the product. Google’s product, unlike Anthropic’s, largely targets consumers.