Google launches Gemini Spark: a 24/7 assistant with Gmail integration
▼ Summary
– Google announced Gemini Spark, an agentic personal AI assistant built on Gemini models and Google Antigravity, designed to handle long-horizon tasks with minimal oversight.
– Spark integrates directly with Google Workspace products like Gmail and Docs, allowing it to pull data from emails, documents, and spreadsheets to draft messages like status updates.
– Users can interact with Spark via a dedicated Gmail address and track its progress on mobile through the new Android Halo system.
– The agent runs on dedicated virtual machines on Google Cloud, so users don’t need to keep their laptop open for it to operate.
– Spark is currently in testing and will be available to Google AI Ultra subscribers next week.
In the race to build truly useful personal AI agents, Google may hold a quiet but powerful advantage: it already has all your emails. At its annual Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday, the company unveiled Gemini Spark, a new agentic personal assistant built from Gemini base models and an agentic harness developed by Google Antigravity.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai framed Spark as the natural next step in the evolution of smart digital assistants, one that uses agentic AI to handle complex, long-term tasks with minimal human supervision. “It’s your personal AI agent that helps you navigate your digital life, taking action on your behalf and under your direction,” Pichai told reporters during a pre-briefing. He added that Spark runs on dedicated virtual machines within Google Cloud, meaning users don’t need to keep their laptops open for the agent to operate.
Spark enters a market already crowded with popular agentic products from major AI labs, including Anthropic’s Claude Cowork and OpenAI’s ChatGPT agent. But Google’s offering stands out because of its deep integration with the broader Google ecosystem. Spark comes with out-of-the-box connections to Gmail, Google Docs, and other Google Workspace products, removing the hassle of setting up permissions and links with third-party apps.
Users can email Spark directly through a dedicated Gmail address, and the agent can browse the web via Chrome. On mobile, progress can be tracked through the new Android Halo system. “Need to send an email to your boss with a status update? Spark can pull all the facts from your emails, your docs, your sheets, and slides and write the draft for you,” said Josh Woodward, VP of the Gemini App and AI Studio at Google Labs. “Small businesses are using Spark. They can watch over their inbox, so they never miss a question from a customer.”
Like other agentic assistants, Spark can be integrated with a wide range of services through MCP, and Google expects to expand those connections in the coming months. The product is currently in internal testing, with a public release planned for Google AI Ultra subscribers next week.
(Source: TechCrunch)
