Google Discontinues Project Mariner, the AI Agent That Navigated the Web Visually Like a Person

Google has terminated Project Mariner, the autonomous web navigation tool it first introduced at I/O last year. The system, which could navigate Chrome, complete forms, search results, and arrange travel by capturing screenshots and visually identifying interface components, has been removed. Its official page now displays a notice indicating the service ended on May 4, 2026.

NEW: Google quietly shut down Project Mariner yesterday, the web-browsing AI agent it highlighted onstage last year at Google IO.I reported for WIRED, nearly 2 months ago, that Google had moved staffers off the Project Mariner team as it responded to OpenClaw-style agents. pic.twitter.com/WMBago74vr

— Max Zeff (@ZeffMax) May 6, 2026

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