Jarvis AI is real – Google accidentally leaks its AI agent that browses the web for you

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  • Google has accidentally leaked its Jarvis AI
  • Jarvis AI browses Chrome for you
  • It's expected to be officially unveiled in December

Google has accidentally leaked its upcoming AI agent, Jarvis AI, which will browse the web for you in Chrome.

According to The Information, Google posted an internal preview of the product, codenamed Jarvis, on the Chrome extension store but was quick to remove the prototype before too many users noticed.

The listing read "a helpful companion that surfs the web with you.” which lines up with the news from October that Google was developing Jarvis, the AI agent that would help you shop online and even be able to book your next vacation.

Those who managed to download the Jarvis AI prototype before it was pulled from Chrome's extension store were unable to use it as the program required specific access permissions.

With The Information reporting Google plans to officially unveil Jarvis in December, this leak confirms that we won't have long to wait.

Christmas shopping for me

Claude AI Computer Use

Anthropic released the 'computer use' feature (above) for its Claude AI, which similarly lets it interact with your computer. (Image credit: Anthropic)

Jarvis AI is expected to allow users to automate web browsing tasks from within Google Chrome so they can focus on more important things while the AI agent shops or even books flights for you.

For example, think of how great this could be for mundane Christmas shopping – after all, nothing says 'I love you' more than a gift purchased by AI.

AI agents, which are systems that can complete tasks without your supervision, are starting to pop up increasingly with companies like Anthropic releasing a product similar to Jarvis last month. It's also reported that OpenAI could be working on an agent too, although we're yet to see how that would differ from Google's upcoming product.

AI development is booming with companies releasing new tools almost daily. Just last week ChatGPT Search became available to Plus subscribers ushering in a new era for AI search engines. With Jarvis AI, however, we might not even need to do the searching ourselves.

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John-Anthony Disotto is TechRadar's Senior Writer, AI, ensuring you get the latest information on Tech's biggest buzzword. An expert in Apple, he was previously iMore's How To Editor and has a monthly column in MacFormat. Living in Scotland, where he worked for Apple as a technician focused on iOS and iPhone repairs at the Genius Bar, John-Anthony has used the Apple ecosystem for over a decade and is an award-winning journalist with years of experience in editorial.