Google Ai Powerful feature (Ai agent)

 

Google unveils AI agent that can use websites on its own

Today, chatbots can answer questions, write poems and generate images. In the future, they could also autonomously perform tasks like online shopping and work with tools like spreadsheets.

Google on Wednesday unveiled a prototype of this technology, which artificial intelligence researchers call an AI agent.

Google’s new prototype, called Mariner, is based on Gemini 2.0, which the company also unveiled Wednesday. Gemini is the core technology that underpins many of the company’s AI products and research experiments. Versions of the system will power the company’s chatbot of the same name and AI Overviews, a Google search tool that directly answers user questions.

     

“We’re basically allowing users to type requests into their web browser and have Mariner take actions on their behalf,” Jaclyn Konzelmann, a Google project manager, said in an interview with The New York Times.

Gemini is what AI researchers call a neural network — a mathematical system that can learn skills by analyzing enormous amounts of data. By recognizing patterns in articles and books culled from across the internet, for instance, a neural network can learn to generate text on its own.

The latest version of Gemini learns from a wide range of data, from text to images to sounds. That might include images showing how people use spreadsheets, shopping sites and other online services. Drawing on what Gemini has learned, Mariner can use similar services on behalf of computer users.

       

“It can understand that it needs to press a button to make something happen,” Demis Hassabis, who oversees Google’s core AI lab, said in an interview with the Times. “It can take action in the world.”

Mariner is designed to be used “with a human in the loop,” Konzelmann said. For instance, it can fill a virtual shopping cart with groceries if a user is in an active browser tab, but it will not actually buy the groceries. The user must make the purchase.

Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, said in a blog post that the developments “bring us closer to our vision of a universal assistant.”

Google AI agents are a broad category encompassing various AI-powered tools and systems designed to perform specific tasks or assist users in different ways. Here are some prominent examples:

 * Agent Assist: This tool is specifically designed for customer care representatives. It provides real-time assistance during calls, suggesting relevant information and phrases to help agents resolve customer issues more efficiently and accurately.

 * Gemini: Google's most advanced and versatile AI model, Gemini is capable of understanding and generating human language, code, and other forms of information. It can be used for a wide range of tasks, from answering questions to creating stories and even controlling robots.

      

 * Project Astra: A universal AI agent currently under development, Project Astra aims to provide helpful assistance in everyday life. It's designed to understand and respond to user requests in a natural and intuitive way, making it easier to get things done.

   

 * Vertex AI Agent Builder: This platform allows developers to easily create custom AI agents for specific applications. It provides a user-friendly interface and powerful tools for training and deploying agents, making it accessible even for those without extensive AI expertise.

These are just a few examples of the many Google AI agents available. As AI technology continues to evolve, we can expect to see even more innovative and powerful agents emerge in the future.