Google Experiments with AI-Powered Browser 'Disco' That Creates Custom Web Apps from Queries
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David Pierce
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Summary
Google's Chrome team has developed an experimental browser called Disco with a feature called GenTabs that uses AI to transform web browsing. When users enter a query or prompt, the browser opens multiple related tabs and then generates a custom web application tailored to the user's needs - such as creating a travel planner app for travel tips or a flashcard system for study help. This represents a new approach to web browsing that combines search with AI-powered application generation, currently being tested in Google Labs.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledThe Chrome team at Google recently built a new browser. It takes a query or prompt, opens a bunch of related tabs for you, and then builds you a custom app for whatever you're trying to do.
Ask it for travel tips and it'll build you a planner app; ask it for study help and it'll build you a flashcard system.
It's Googling meets vibe coding.
The concept is called GenTabs, and the browser is called Disco (evidently, both for fun reasons and because it's short for 'discovery').
Google is launching both as experiments in Google Labs today, to see if they might have a place in the future of the web.
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