Google may have accidentally published an internal preview of Jarvis AI on the Chrome Web Store on Wednesday, according to a report. An earlier report suggested that the Mountain View-based tech giant was working on Project Jarvis, an AI system that can control users’ web browsers and execute complex tasks. According to a new report, Jarvis was spotted as a Chrome extension by many users, and it is believed that the company published the tool by mistake as it was later removed from the Chrome Web Store.
Google’s Jarvis AI reportedly appears on the Chrome Web Store
The information states that an internal preview of Google’s AI project codenamed Jarvis was briefly available on the Chrome Web Store. For a short period of time, it was available to download and install as an extension and users were able to check out its listing page. By the afternoon of 6 November, the extension had reportedly been lifted.
According to the report, the listing page described Jarvis as “a helpful companion who surfs the web with you.” Jarvis is said to function by continuously capturing screenshots of the user’s screen and processing the image information to understand the actions required on the page. It can reportedly perform actions such as clicking a button, typing in a text field, and navigating the web. Gadgets 360 staff members were not able to verify the publication of this Chrome extension.
Based on the description, it appears that Google is using agentic AI for Jarvis. Agent AI or AI agents are miniature versions of a larger language model (LLM) that can perform a particular task with greater accuracy. They are usually equipped with software that gives them the ability to perform tasks rather than simply recommend them.
The publication claimed that the tech giant’s original plan was to release Jarvis in December alongside the next generation of its Gemini AI model. However, with the accidental release, the company may have confirmed its existence before launch.
Although the full extent of Jarvis’ functionalities is not known, it is said to be capable of booking movie and event tickets as well as purchasing products online. It may also enable online form filling.
