Chrome already employs machine learning to allow some functions, such as detecting potentially harmful websites and organizing browser histories based on specific topics. However, it intends to integrate additional machine-learning-based capabilities in the future.
It all starts with obnoxious website authorization demands. Almost every other site you visit seems to request permission to send notifications, determine your location, or obtain access to anything on your device, so you have almost likely seen these before.
“Chrome predicts when permission prompts are unlikely to be granted based on how the user previously interacts with similar permission prompts, then silences these undesired prompts” to enable consumers browse the web with minimal interruption.
That feature demonstrates how Google can use machine learning in a reactive way. On the proactive side, the company says that future versions of Chrome will use the technology to enable a toolbar that can automatically change itself to accommodate user behavior.
Google says it wants “to make sure Chrome is meeting you where you’re at, so in the near future, we’ll be using ML to adjust the toolbar in real-time – highlighting the action that’s most useful in that moment (e.g., share link, voice search, etc.).” (The company says Chrome users will still be able to customize the toolbar manually, so this feature shouldn’t be too disruptive.)
Source: bollyinside.com
