Google Chrome is working on a new AI-powered feature that generates and saves passwords for you, when noticed in data breaches.
Google Chrome may be getting a new security feature. This feature could detect passwords used in data breaches and then generate and save a new password. This AI application appeared in an early build of Chrome and is named Automated Password Change.
AI password protection
“Another AI-powered feature is coming to Chrome, “Automatic Password Change.” The description states that “when Chrome finds one of your passwords in a data breach, it can offer to change your password for you when you log in,” according to software expert Leopeva64 on X. He found this new offering in the AI settings of an early build of Chrome.
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Chrome already offers a similar feature today, with the only difference being that the application alerts you to change your password, while the new version does it for you in advance. So Google will ask you to change the password on the spot and immediately save it to the password manager, Windows Report reports.
Getting Started
Want to try this feature for yourself? Then go to the latest Chrome Canary version. Then navigate to chrome://password-manager/settings/password-change and enable the following features: enhanced password manager and mark all login credentials as leaked. Afterwards, restart Chrome and you can get started with the new feature.