"A Google spokesperson confirmed the changes, but said the computer use capabilities developed under Project Mariner will be incorporated into the company's agent strategy moving forward. Google has already folded some of these capabilities into other agent products, including the recently launched Gemini Agent, the spokesperson added."
"The change comes as Google and other AI labs rush to respond to the rise of highly capable agents like OpenClaw. While these tools are mostly used by developers today, Silicon Valley believes they could soon power general-purpose assistants for people and businesses. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compared the buzzy tool to a new operating system for agentic computers."
"Perplexity's Comet browser agent reached just 2.8 million weekly active users in December 2025. Meanwhile, OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent reportedly fell to less than 1 million weekly active users in recent months. Compared to the hundreds of millions of users talking to ChatGPT on a weekly basis, browser agent usage essentially amounts to a rounding error."
Google is reorganizing its Project Mariner team, with some Google Labs staff transitioning to higher-priority initiatives. The company confirmed these changes while stating that computer use capabilities developed through Project Mariner will be incorporated into its broader agent strategy. Google has already integrated some of these capabilities into the Gemini Agent and other products. This shift occurs as the AI industry responds to emerging competitors like OpenClaw. Despite initial industry enthusiasm for browser agents, adoption has underperformed expectations, with Perplexity's Comet reaching 2.8 million weekly active users and OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent falling below 1 million users, representing minimal usage compared to traditional chatbot adoption rates.
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