AI Agent · Gemini · Google · Microsoft · Snowflake · Decrypt
Letting software act on its own raises obvious safety questions
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All agents run inside an Agent Sandbox, a walled-off environment meant to keep software away from the rest of a system, and all their traffic passes through Agent Gateway, which Google describes as an "AI network firewall.
Key facts
- The product, simply called the Gemini Agent, works inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Chat and Calendar, and also reaches into Microsoft 365 and Slack
- All agents run inside an Agent Sandbox, a walled-off environment meant to keep software away from the rest of a system, and all their traffic passes through Agent Gateway, which Google describes
- Google Cloud introduced a universal AI agent for the workplace on Thursday, one it says can take a goal, go off and do the work, and return with the finished result
- The new agent connects to Salesforce, ServiceNow, Jira, Snowflake, BigQuery and any server that speaks Model Context Protocol, an open standard that works like a universal plug between AI and software
Summary
Google Cloud introduced the Gemini agent on Thursday, a single AI for work that runs in the cloud for hours or days and operates across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Chat and Calendar. Managers can create "coworker agents" with their own Workspace email address, calendar, Drive storage and company directory listing, each tracked in an audit trail separate from any human. Google gave no pricing or general availability date; financial services and legal versions are in preview, with government, healthcare and retail listed as coming soon. Google Cloud introduced a universal AI agent for the workplace on Thursday, one it says can take a goal, go off and do the work, and return with the finished result. The product, simply called the Gemini Agent, works inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Chat and Calendar, and also reaches into Microsoft 365 and Slack.