Google releases new AI models, personal AI agents in effort to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic
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Google is rolling out its latest version of Gemini and a new artificial intelligence model designed to simulate the physical world, as the search giant races to keep pace in model development while also providing more agentic services to its massive user base.
Key facts
The company said 3.5 Flash will now be the default model for the Gemini app and AI mode in search globally
In a news briefing with reporters ahead of Tuesday's event, Pichai said Gemini 3.5 Flash is "remarkably fast
Google said Gemini 3.5 Pro, its heavier-weight version, is being used internally, but won't be ready for wider distribution until next month
On the agentic AI front, Google announced Gemini Spark, a new general-purpose AI agent in the Gemini app that can reason across information in connected apps
Summary
The company made the announcements at its annual Google the reporter/O developer conference on Tuesday, gaining an audience for new product debuts at a time when the market has been focused on the soaring valuations of OpenAI and Anthropic, which are both gearing up for IPOs as soon as this year. The centerpiece of Google's AI strategy is Gemini, its family of models and tools. In a news briefing with reporters ahead of Tuesday's event, Pichai said Gemini 3.5 Flash is "remarkably fast. "You no longer have to trade quality for latency," Google said in a blog post.