That expense report you've been dodging for two weeks? You can now use AI to fill out forms like that, right inside your browser.
On October 15, OpenAI announced a bigger upgrade to ChatGPT in Chrome. Android Authority covered it on October 19, and the short version is this: ChatGPT can now read your open tabs, pull information from them, download files, group messy tabs, and fill out forms for you. It's available on all plans, including free.
That last part is the one I care about. Forms eat time. They're dull, and dull work is exactly what we put off.
What the ChatGPT Chrome extension actually does
OpenAI's own examples are pretty ordinary. One is comparing sofa listings spread across a pile of tabs and boiling them down to a short list. Another is pulling receipts out of Gmail and entering them on a company reimbursement page.
Think about where that shows up in your week.
At work, it's the expense report, the vendor intake form, the travel request that asks for the same five details you typed last month.
At home, it's the school registration packet, the warranty claim, the insurance portal, or comparing three summer camps that each hide their prices in a different spot.
None of that needs your brain, just your patience. So hand it off.
Using AI to fill in forms safely
A tool that can type into web forms can also type the wrong thing into web forms. So keep two rules.
First, you hit submit. Let it fill the fields, then read every one before anything goes out. Dates and dollar amounts are where mistakes hide.
Second, be picky about where you use it. A camp signup? Sure. Your bank's wire transfer page? Do that one yourself.
How to use ChatGPT in Chrome to fill out a form today
Pick one form you've been avoiding. Just one.
Install or update the ChatGPT extension for Chrome.
Open the form in one tab and the stuff it needs (receipts, an old email, a PDF) in other tabs.
Open the ChatGPT sidebar and ask something like: "Use my open tabs to fill out this form. Don't submit it. Tell me which fields you weren't sure about."
Check every field it filled, starting with the ones it flagged.
Submit it yourself.
Time it. Compare that to how long the form has been sitting on your list.
If it saves you even ten minutes, that's ten minutes back every time a form like that shows up. And they always show up.
You don't have to automate your whole life. Just stop spending your best hours on work a sidebar can do while you refill your coffee. If you want more small fixes like this one, grab my free Top 10 Productivity Hacks.
FAQ
Can I use AI to fill out forms for free? Yes. According to Android Authority's coverage, the new ChatGPT features in Chrome, including form filling, are available on all plans, including free.
Is it safe to let AI fill out forms? It's fine for low-stakes forms if you review every field and click submit yourself. For banking, wire transfers, or anything you can't undo, do it by hand.
Can AI fill out PDF forms? ChatGPT in Chrome can pull details from files and tabs you have open, like a PDF receipt, and use them to fill a web form. Always check the result against the original.
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