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作成:2026/05/12 09:04
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For a long time, a browser was simply a window to the web. Now Google is trying to turn Chrome into something closer to an AI coworker. In September 2025, Google introduced “Gemini in Chrome,” an AI browsing assistant that can understand the context of multiple tabs, summarize long reports, pull key points from videos, and connect with tools like Google Docs and Calendar. Google also said it was developing more advanced “agentic” features, so Chrome could handle multi-step tasks while the user stays in control. ([cloud.google.com](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/supercharging-employee-productivity-with-ai-securely-with-gemini-in-chrome-enterprise))

This matters because modern office work already happens inside the browser. Google has openly said that “the web browser has become the heart of how we work,” and in April 2025 it announced that Chrome Enterprise would bring Agentspace search directly into Chrome, helping employees find internal files and web information without leaving their normal workflow. By Cloud Next ’26 on April 22, 2026, Google was presenting an even bigger vision: the new Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, designed to build, scale, govern and optimize AI agents for business. Google also said nearly 75% of its Cloud customers were already using its AI products. ([cloud.google.com](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/chrome-expands-ai-powered-enterprise-search-and-enterprise-browser-protections))

So how could this change the way we work? The biggest shift may be less “context switching” — the mental cost of jumping between tabs, apps and tasks. Instead of searching, copying, pasting and organizing everything by hand, workers may increasingly ask the browser to collect information, suggest actions and complete routine steps. Google’s Project Mariner shows where this is heading: it is a research prototype that can observe what is in the browser, reason about a goal, plan steps, and interact with websites for tasks such as research, planning and data entry. That makes the browser feel less like software and more like a junior teammate. ([deepmind.google](https://deepmind.google/technologies/project-mariner/?utm_source=openai))

But an AI coworker also creates new risks. Companies need controls over data, security and compliance, especially if AI can read tabs or act on websites. Google has responded by adding enterprise policies, data protections, phishing defenses and browser telemetry for security teams. Reuters reported on April 22, 2026, that Google now sees the AI competition less as a pure model race and more as a contest about agents, governance and enterprise deployment. If that view is right, the future of work may begin not with a humanoid robot, but with the browser already open on your desk. ([cloud.google.com](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/chrome-expands-ai-powered-enterprise-search-and-enterprise-browser-protections))

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