The cloud-hosted agent runs across Workspace apps, Slack, and Microsoft 365 from a single interface.

Google introduced a universal Gemini agent that works across apps and devices in the background. The agent lives inside the Gemini Enterprise app, where users chat with it and assign tasks from one interface. Google announced the tool at its Gemini at Work event on Thursday.

The cloud-based agent maintains the same context across connected devices, and it reaches beyond Workspace apps like Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Calendar. Users can also interact with it from mobile, desktop, the web, and third-party apps such as Slack or Microsoft 365, per the company.

Gemini can work with job-specific sub-agents to complete tasks, and it can operate as a coworker agent with its own identity and an @agents.company.com email address. Google says the agent picks the AI model that best fits each job, which matters for teams weighing where to route automated work.

The agent is available only to enterprise customers in a private preview, so general access remains unannounced. Google previously shipped a consumer-facing Gemini Spark agent in May, which subscribers use for tasks across Workspace and the web through a separate interface in the Gemini app.

What matters

• Google announced the agent at its Gemini at Work event and limits access to a private preview.
• The agent runs in the cloud, so context carries across devices and enterprise workflows.
• Google has not said when the private preview will open to more enterprise customers.

Why it matters

Google has not said when the private preview will open to more enterprise customers.

This GenAI News article was prepared in original wording using reporting and materials published by The Verge. Source reference: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007904/google-gemini-ai-agent-enterprise.

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