Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses

At a Google Cloud event on Thursday, the company announced it’s bringing its Gemini AI into the agentic age, with the launch of a unified agent that can not only answer questions but also get things done on the user’s behalf, all from a single interface.

在周四举行的谷歌云活动上，该公司宣布将 Gemini AI 带入代理时代，并推出了一款统一的代理工具。它不仅能回答问题，还能在单一界面中代表用户完成各项任务。

The move comes as AI tools have been moving beyond being just conversational experiences to those that can take ownership of assigned tasks, generate code, schedule meetings, book appointments and travel, and more. It also follows the rise of consumer-facing agents like Meta’s Muse and those that operate over messaging, like Instinct and others, as well as the recent debut of ChatGPT’s Dots.

此举正值人工智能工具从单纯的对话体验，向能够承担分配任务、生成代码、安排会议、预订行程等功能的角色转变。此外，这也紧随 Meta 的 Muse 等面向消费者的代理，以及 Instinct 等基于消息传递的代理，还有近期 ChatGPT 推出的 Dots 的崛起。

The company still has a good shot at achieving scale for its agentic efforts — as Google CEO Sundar Pichai pointed out at the event’s start, Gemini today has over 1 billion monthly active users. He also noted that nearly 90% of Fortune 100 businesses now use Gemini Enterprise at work. Given Gemini’s adoption in the corporate world, Google will initially focus on bringing the agent to businesses before later rolling it out to consumers.

谷歌在实现其代理化努力的规模化方面仍有很大机会——正如谷歌首席执行官桑达尔·皮查伊在活动开场时指出的那样，Gemini 目前拥有超过 10 亿的月活跃用户。他还提到，近 90% 的财富 100 强企业目前在工作中使用 Gemini Enterprise。鉴于 Gemini 在企业界的普及，谷歌将首先专注于将该代理引入企业，随后再向消费者推广。

According to Pichai, this will allow the company to solve the “harder problems around security, scale, and performance,” which come with launching powerful agents such as these. Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, explained that the new agent can be given “objectives, not just instructions.” That means it’s able to plan the work, use custom skills and tools, and connect to businesses’ internal systems to accomplish its goals.

据皮查伊称，这将使公司能够解决推出此类强大代理时所带来的“关于安全性、规模和性能的更棘手问题”。谷歌云首席执行官托马斯·库里安解释说，可以给这个新代理下达“目标，而不仅仅是指令”。这意味着它能够规划工作、使用自定义技能和工具，并连接到企业的内部系统以实现其目标。

By default, the AI will pick the best model to complete the task, but users can also take over to choose a model — including those from third parties, starting with Anthropic’s Claude models. Google said that it will expand the model picker to include open source models and other private models in the future.

默认情况下，人工智能会选择最适合的模型来完成任务，但用户也可以接管并选择模型——包括第三方模型，首先支持的是 Anthropic 的 Claude 模型。谷歌表示，未来将扩展模型选择器，以纳入开源模型和其他私有模型。

The request can include attachments, like files, folders, or other projects designed for specific workstreams, like those that combine files and skills. The agent can connect to the business’ data and systems, like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Jira, Confluence, Git, BigQuery, Databricks, Postgres, Snowflake, and others. It can also connect and work securely with any Model Context Protocol (MCP) server inside or outside the company’s network.

请求可以包含附件，例如为特定工作流设计的文件夹或其他项目，例如那些结合了文件和技能的项目。该代理可以连接到企业的各种数据和系统，如 Google Workspace、Microsoft 365、Slack、Jira、Confluence、Git、BigQuery、Databricks、Postgres、Snowflake 等。它还可以与公司网络内外任何模型上下文协议 (MCP) 服务器安全地连接并协同工作。

Users can keep track of what Gemini is doing from a “tasks inbox” interface, where they can see Gemini’s thinking process, delegation of tasks to subagents, loading of special skills, code, and progress. Notably, the AI will have its own Workspace account, as if it’s just another co-worker. That means it has its own email address and its own context, Google said.

用户可以通过“任务收件箱”界面跟踪 Gemini 的工作进度，查看其思维过程、向子代理委派任务的情况、特殊技能的加载、代码以及进度。值得注意的是，该人工智能将拥有自己的 Workspace 账户，就像另一位同事一样。谷歌表示，这意味着它拥有自己的电子邮件地址和自己的上下文。

It knows who at the company is on which team, their time zones, who needs to approve items, what’s on people’s calendars, and more. Users can call the agent by tagging it, emailing it, sharing with it, or adding it to a group chat. As it takes action, it writes an audit trail attributed to the agent, instead of a person. The agent will be accessible from iOS and Android mobile devices, Windows and Mac desktops, the command line interface, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, and Slack.

它知道公司里谁在哪个团队、他们的时区、谁需要审批项目、人们的日程安排等信息。用户可以通过标记、发送电子邮件、共享或将其添加到群聊中来呼叫该代理。当它采取行动时，它会编写一份归属于代理而非个人的审计追踪记录。该代理将可通过 iOS 和 Android 移动设备、Windows 和 Mac 桌面、命令行界面、Google Workspace、Microsoft 365、ServiceNow 和 Slack 进行访问。

The agent’s early testers included sportswear brand On, Shopify, and PayPal, and noted that Gemini Enterprise customers include large businesses like 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 spend caps, will help businesses keep their enterprise AI costs under better control.

该代理的早期测试者包括运动品牌 On、Shopify 和 PayPal。此外，Gemini Enterprise 的客户还包括法国巴黎银行、布拉德斯科银行、默克公司、西班牙 Orange、Santee Cooper、SOMPO、Ulta Beauty 和 Wesfarmers 等大型企业。谷歌表示，新的灵活支出选项（包括多模型编排、智能路由和实时支出上限）将帮助企业更好地控制其企业人工智能成本。