The feature is now widely available.
Google stated a year ago that Assistant would offer to change compromised passwords, and the company is now making good on that promise. According to Android Police, Assistant warnings are now being distributed to a broader range of Chrome users, including those on Android. When you sign in to a site with a compromised password, you’ll get both the familiar “change your password” alert and, on some sites, the option to have Assistant make the change for you. You can take control at any time, but this will be useful if you don’t want to spend time figuring out a secure replacement sign-in.
The helper uses the AI from Google’s web version of Duplex to navigate websites and apply password changes. It knows how to click, scroll and fill in forms that would typically require human intervention.
The feature doesn’t work on every website at this moment. However, the Assistant password tool has only been available to a relatively small group of users since it was introduced at Google I/O last May. The expanded access still represents a significant improvement, and could be extremely useful if you’re ever the victim of a data breach that exposes your login details.
