What is Google Disco — and why everyone’s suddenly paying attention - Futura-Sciences

Google has just introduced Disco, a brand-new browser powered by its Gemini AI. One of its first experimental tools, called GenTabs, promises to automatically transform your open tabs into interactive web apps that make research easier. Yet this impressive innovation also raises a big question: could it signal the end of the Web as we know it?

Anyone who’s ever gone down an internet rabbit hole knows the pain of juggling dozens of open tabs. It’s easy to get lost – and your computer’s memory takes a hit too.

Google’s latest idea aims to fix that. Disco, the company’s AI-driven browser, takes charge of your cluttered tabs. With GenTabs, Gemini gathers all the information from your open pages and turns it into an interactive app you can update whenever you like. It’s a kind of ‘vibe coding’ for everyday users – and you don’t need to touch a line of code.

Interactive applications for everyone

To see how it works, you can check out Google’s demo clips for Disco. The layout is split in two: Gemini’s chatbot sits on the left, while the browser view appears on the right.

In one example, Gemini helps you plan a trip. It starts off like a typical chatbot, suggesting links to activities and attractions, which open in the right-hand panel just like a normal browser. Then comes the magic moment: Gemini offers to create an interactive tool.

After a brief pause while it generates, a new app opens on the right side – no coding or setup required. It’s a smoother, more intuitive version of vibe coding designed for everyone. The tool lets you explore suggested activities on a map, filter by travel dates, and even add extras like the weather. You can then click on any activity to have Gemini build your itinerary.

Google also shows off other examples: apps that help explain scientific ideas, compare furniture in a room, plan your meals for the week, or even design your garden.

What does the future hold for websites?

For now, Google Disco and its GenTabs feature remain an experiment inside Google Labs. Built on Chromium, the browser isn’t yet ready for daily use, and you’ll need to sign up for early access if you’re curious to try it.

Still, the project stirs up a deeper concern: what happens to websites themselves? We’ve seen this before with AI Overviews – Gemini’s search summaries that gather key information from multiple sources.

If users stop visiting sites altogether, who will see the ads that keep much of the Web alive? Advertising may be irritating, but it funds a vast portion of online content. Without readers, that system collapses. Add in the problem of AI ‘hallucinations’, and it’s easy to see the risks ahead.

As Google edges closer to dominating the AI landscape, one has to wonder: will it become the single source of information for millions of internet users?