Google announced a unified Gemini AI agent at a Google Cloud event on Thursday that can answer questions and complete tasks on users’ behalf through a single interface.. Google will initially deploy the agent to businesses before rolling it out to consumers. CEO Sundar Pichai said that approach would help address “harder problems around security, scale, and performance.”.
Pichai said Gemini has more than 1 billion monthly active users and nearly 90% of Fortune 100 businesses use Gemini Enterprise at work.. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said users can give the agent “objectives, not just instructions.” It can plan work, use custom skills and tools, and connect to businesses’ internal systems to accomplish goals..
The agent selects a model for each task by default, but users can choose one themselves, including third-party models starting with Anthropic’s Claude. Google said it plans to add open-source models and other private models to the picker.. Requests can include attachments such as files, folders or projects tailored to specific workstreams that combine files and skills..
The agent can connect to company data and systems including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Jira, Confluence, Git, BigQuery, Databricks, Postgres and Snowflake. It can also securely connect to and work with any Model Context Protocol (MCP) server inside or outside a company’s network..
A “tasks inbox” lets users monitor Gemini’s thinking process, delegation to subagents, loading of specialized skills and code, and progress.. Google said the agent will have its own Workspace account, email address and context. It can identify team memberships, employee time zones, required approvers and people’s calendar schedules..
Users can invoke the agent by tagging it, emailing it, sharing content with it or adding it to a group chat. Actions generate an audit trail attributed to the agent rather than a person.. The agent will be accessible on iOS and Android mobile devices, Windows and Mac desktops, and through the command-line interface, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow and Slack..
The announcement follows the emergence of consumer-facing agents such as Meta’s Muse, messaging-based agents including Instinct, and the recent debut of ChatGPT’s Dots. AI tools have expanded beyond conversations to handle assigned tasks, generate code, schedule meetings, and book appointments and travel..
Early testers of Google’s agent included sportswear brand On, Shopify and PayPal. Gemini Enterprise customers include BNP Paribas, Bradesco, Merck, Orange Spain, Santee Cooper, SOMPO, Ulta Beauty and Wesfarmers.. Google said new flexible spending options, including multi-model orchestration, smart routing and real-time spending caps, will help businesses control enterprise AI costs..
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