By Jose Antonio Lanz
Publication Date: 2026-10-08 21:16:00
In brief
- 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. CEO Thomas Kurian presented it at the company’s Gemini at Work event, saying that “work now starts in the prompt window.”
The product, simply called the Gemini Agent, works inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Chat and Calendar, and also reaches into Microsoft 365 and…
