Google's Gemini Spark is an agentic AI assistant

Key points

• Google has announced a "24/7 personal AI agent" called Gemini Spark at this year's I/O developer conference.
• The company says Spark transforms Gemini from a standard AI assistant to an "active partner" that actually perform tasks for you.
• Spark is powered by Gemini 3.5 and is deeply integrated with Google Workspace apps, including Gmail, Docs and Slides.
• You can teach it to perform various tasks, such as creating a list of critical deadlines in your Gmail and sending it to you, or writing up a summary of ongoing updates in lengthy email threads.
• It's also possible to set it do to recurring tasks, like making it spot hidden fees in credit card bills every month.