How Help Me Write Works in Google Chrome
Help Me Write on Google Chrome is similar to the version Workspace Lab testers are familiar with in Gmail. But it’s not limited to generating email drafts. This time around, it has left its shell and broadened into Search. It can create not only emails but reviews, product descriptions, and a lot more.
Screenshot: Talk Android / Irene Okpanachi
Screenshot: Talk Android / Irene Okpanachi
Driven by Gemini (formerly Bard), Help Me Write operates based on the input you provide combined with a website’s context to generate valuable texts. For example, suppose you’re writing a buyer’s guide about Samsung phone products. You browse various tech review sites to gather data and build a solid blog post.
You can use Help Me Write to summarize the sites, compare specific phone aspects like camera performance and processors, ask for a list of pros and cons, or even get the AI to write the guide. Then, you can refine the length and tone and select areas of the text to your preference.
Google has also provided a preview. The screenshot below shows a user prompting Help Me Write to create a message for an airport asking to check in early for their flight.
When using Help Me Write, Google collects the words you type, along with webpage content, to improve the feature and provide more helpful suggestions. It’s something you want to be mindful of, considering the risk of data leaks and the uncertain ways companies can use your data, even if that company is the well-known Google.
Who can use Help Me Write on Google Chrome?
Currently, Help Me Write is available as a standalone feature, and you don’t need to be part of the Workspace Lab program to access it. However, it’s currently limited to the USA on Windows and Mac PCs. You need to be 18 years old or above and have English set as your browser’s default language.
To turn it on, you’ll navigate to the browser’s settings menu on your computer. Then go to Experimental AI > Try out experimental AI features and turn on Help me write. Relaunch the browser so that the changes take effect properly.
The Experimental AI menu also houses other new features to come, including the automatic Tab Organizer. It’s ideal for anyone drowning in a sea of Chrome tabs. Now, your browser can arrange them into neat clusters so that switching between them is easier. Chrome is also bringing the generative AI wallpaper experience on Android 14 to Chrome, enabling you to spice up your browser’s look. With the Theme Creator, you’ll be able to create themes by subject, mood, visual style, and color.
