How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’ | WIRED

Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyGoogle Chrome just got another generative AI feature: Skills. Skills are repeatable AI prompts you can run in Chrome with a keyboard shortcut. Add it to the laundry list of AI tools Google has been injecting into all of its software.You can set up your own Skill using Gemini, Google’s chatbot, through the Chrome browser, or you can choose from the premade Skills Google released alongside this feature. The more than 50 presets in the Skills library cover a range of prompts that instruct Gemini to summarize YouTube videos, maximize your protein intake via recipe substitutions, or evaluate job listings.If you want to try out Skills, open up the Gemini in Chrome sidebar by clicking on the “Ask Gemini” sparkle icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. Then, type a forward slash in the prompt box to pick which Skill you would like to run. After you select one, Gemini analyzes the information from the browser tabs you’ve shared, within the parameters of the details laid out in the Skill.Here’s the full prompt from Google’s example of a “Protein Maximizer” Skill to show how these can be used to guide Gemini in Chrome:Analyze the recipe on the current webpage, identify all ingredients, and estimate their protein content. Suggest substitutions or additions to maximize the overall protein content of the recipe, while maintaining the integrity of the original recipe's flavor profile. Output the revised recipe with protein content l...