[ed_mercer]

> We’re also bringing the creative power of Nano Banana directly into Chrome, allowing you to transform images on the fly without needing to download and re-upload images or open another tab.

Are there really people who are like "Man, if only I could this straight in Chrome" ? Is this something worth bloating a browser (further) with?

[xnx]

Yes. AI is the next abstraction layer. By analogy, instead of wielding the wrench (application) yourself, you have a plumber (AI) fix your pipes. The browser is just a rich interface to that AI.

[sssilver]

I think Google PMs would respond by saying that nobody in 2007 was like "Man, if only I could get rid of the physical keyboard on my smartphone".

You know, the whole "faster horse" argument.

[coffeefirst]

Yeah but I asked for a faster horse and they keep showing up with a two-headed walrus.

[xboxnolifes]

Honestly? Yeah. Not really Gemini or AI chat bot stuff, but I definitely appreciate when the software I use that interacts with images includes at least some minor drawing/highlighting/text overlay capabilities. So, while I don't like this feature in particular, I'm not against the general idea.

[pjmlp]

Yes, Google's shareholders.