Kenji Baheux

@exploractical.com

Product Manager at Google, leading #WebAI projects in Chrome. Views expressed are my own.

Just found a fun project: Arcrawls (arcrawls.com) 👾 It’s a nostalgic browser pet that reacts to your tabs & gains XP. And, yes it has AI ✨😊! By using a local Distilbert & Prompt API, it avoids the downsides of AI for fun projects. Zero cost, Zero keys, Privacy. Code: github.com/fujiDevv/con...

Arcrawls – Context-Aware AI Browser Pet | 100% Local & Private

The first browser pet that understands your vibe. Real-time context reactions, 140+ animations, spring physics, and fully local AI (Gemini Nano). Zero cloud data. Open source.

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Leaving Tokyo under the watchful eye of Godzilla🦖! Next stop: Berlin for Google I/O Connect✈️ I look forward to connecting with the developer community to talk use cases and pain points. Let's see if the AI APIs we’re working on can help. Come inform our next roadmap! 🌐✨

A giant Godzilla head peeking over an upper balcony inside the Haneda airport terminal 3, with a "D Departures" sign and ANA ticketing counters in the foreground.

Third round of Garmin coaching is paying off! 🎉 Managed to beat my previous 5k record (27:40) by 1 minute and 20 seconds, landing at 26:20 😄. As a bonus, my VO₂ max gave me a little nod up to 49. #Garmin #running 🏃‍♂️💨

A square graphic celebrating a new running personal record, featuring a background photo of a delicate, cup-shaped light pink flower with a yellow center (ヒルザキツキミソウ) blooming among green foliage. Overlaying the bottom of the image is white text displaying running metrics: "5.06 km" for distance, "26:20" for total time, and "5:12 /km" for average pace, with corresponding Japanese labels underneath ("距離", "合計タイム", "平均ペース"). The Garmin logo is positioned vertically in the top right corner, and a stylized, slanted graphic in the bottom right corner proudly displays "NEW PR".

Google I/O is powering down, but the roadshow begins! 🗺️✨ I’ll be hitting the I/O Connect circuit because shipping APIs means nothing until our work gently collides with real devs solving real-world problems. Thanks for raiding the Chrome sandbox! 🚀 #GoogleIO #WebAI #WebDev

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Early birds get the calm before the inference storm 🧘‍♂️ Day 2 of #GoogleIO is live! ​Swing by the Chrome Sandbox for use-case hunting & all-day Built-in AI + WebMCP demos. ​🔥 Today's Picks: 11am: Built-in AI Q&A 1pm: Chrome AI Leadership / WebMCP Q&A 3pm: Agentic Era 4pm: Built-in AI

An outdoor Google I/O 2026 pavilion under a large cream-colored canopy tent featuring the Chrome sandbox. In the foreground, a large white and wood-paneled freestanding sign lists the "Chrome Sessions" schedule for Day 2, May 20, alongside a prominent Google Chrome logo and a QR code with a T-Rex icon labeled "Scan to plan." The background shows the quiet booth interior just before opening hours, with demo stations, laptop setups, and a large "Chrome" logo backdrop on the wall where a few staff members are preparing for the day.

🚀 Google I/O updates for Chrome built-in AI! 🎉 Prompt API ships to stable in Chrome 148! Previews on the horizon: 🛠️ Native Tool Calling preview 🔍 Embeddings API preview. Also a new 🎛️ Prompt Parameters Origin Trial. Join the Early Preview Program for heads up and feedback: goo.gle/chrome-ai-de...

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1h 30m until #GoogleIO 2026! 🚀 Come check the new APIs in the Chrome area. Hitting walls? We have a T-Rex and our équipe de choc of Partnerships, DevRel & PMs ready to help you break through including unlocking permissionless, unshackled client side AI compute. See you in the sandbox! 🧑‍💻✨

A mural from Google office SB65 featuring a countryside, with a large Googleville sign and a 3D Chrome offline T-Rex sculpture.

Just landed for #GoogleIO ! 🛬 Eager to meet folks and talk use cases. Skip servers, quotas, & red tape: Web AI is permissionless, unshackled compute that gets better by the day. Check the 1st wave of AI APIs, and let's discuss what's next: developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/built-in-apis 🧑‍💻✨

Built-in AI APIs  |  AI on Chrome  |  Chrome for Developers

Built-in AI is the latest offering for bringing powerful models to users, while protecting sensitive data and improving latency.

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"Which one of the throw-away engines?" 💀 #BlinkOn 21 Web History Panel. 1️⃣ Investment vs. Legacy: Modernize the engine while "trawling" for legacy bugs. 2️⃣ "One-Way Door": Watching users switch browsers because a site broke. 3️⃣ Engineering Morale: Wanting to build the future, not maintain legacy.

Curious to hear more about Haptics on the web at #blinkon 21. I hope it goes beyond the generic haptic feedback and covers input devices. Not sure what's popular those days, but I had fun with SensAble PHANToM devices back in 1990s!

"Our role shifts from 'building the UI' to 'managing the truth.'" @bandarra.me 's piece hits on a key AI struggle: high-fidelity polish creates a false sense of "readiness". We need the inspiration, but must carry the reality of what it takes to reach prod. bandarra.me/posts/vibe-t...

The Vibe to Production Pipeline

Unlock the future of software development by mastering the balance between rapid "Vibe Coding" and structured "AI Assisted Engineering." This insightful guide reveals how AI's impressive polish can cr...

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Headed to #W3C #TPAC in Kobe! Looking forward to diving into discussions on standardization and opportunities in the AI/ML space for the web. While I might skip the new W3C logo debate 😉, I'm eager to connect with old friends and make new ones passionate about the web.

I have attendee codes for the #WebAI Summit in Sunnyvale on Oct 17. The Chrome WebAI team wants to meet you on the hallway track to get critical context for our roadmap. Share your projects & challenges for a code! Can't join in person? The talks will be on YT, but still want to hear your story!

Web AI Summit 2025: Client side models & agents!

Hear from Google, and top 3P companies in this annual event covering AI in the browser on device with Web AI. From Agents + WebMCP to traditional ML!

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