Google Introduces Experimental Gemini-Based Browser Disco
Disco is an experimental browser under the Google Chrome umbrella, built on a new vision of web searching and interaction. Everything about the web browser is based on GenTabs, which in turn is powered by the Gemini 3 neural network.
How GenTabs Works in Disco
The Disco browser uses the Gemini 3 model to analyze a user's open tabs and chat history, and based on that context, it creates interactive web applications for a particular task. Users can use natural language commands via the integrated Gemini chat to kick-start the process.
For example, a user could ask GenTabs for help planning a trip. The browser would create a temporary mini-app that might have a map, points of interest, a route builder, and links and have it all filled with info from the user's open tabs and research.
Aim Behind the Disco Experiment
The Chrome team's head at Google, Parisa Tabriz, explained that Disco is not supposed to be a one-stop universal browser. Instead, it is an experimental approach probing another paradigm of browsing.
I don't consider Disco a universal browser. It can certainly open websites and interact with them, but its real purpose is to see what happens when people move beyond simply using tabs to creating a highly personalized, tailored app that helps them do what they need to do right now.
Parisa Tabriz, Head of the Chrome team at Google
The focus of the project, therefore, is to switch from a passive approach of tab management to an active approach for the browser to create personalized task-oriented tools.
