Former Relay AI Automation Team Joins Google Chrome to Build In-Browser Autonomous Agents
Written by Dillip Chowdary
Senior Tech Editor & Systems Architect
Key engineering talent from shut-down startup Relay has been hired by Google Chrome to develop native AI browser automation and intelligent web agent features.
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Google has hired key founding engineers and product leads from the recently shut-down AI workflow automation startup Relay. The incoming team will join Google Chrome engineering division to lead development of in-browser autonomous web agents.
The initiative aims to embed browser-native AI capabilities directly into Chrome, enabling users to automate complex multi-site form filling, data extraction, and booking workflows without installing third-party browser extensions. The features will leverage on-device Gemini Nano alongside cloud inference.
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