Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Google's Gemini Spark agent ships. But the demo magic doesn't match real-world performance — and the privacy cost might not be worth it.
Why it matters
Google is shipping agentic AI to consumers, but early hands-on testing reveals a gap between marketing claims and actual capability. For leaders evaluating agent strategy, this is a cautionary tale on deployment readiness and user trust tradeoffs.
The key facts
6 to knowGoogle launched Gemini Spark — an autonomous AI agent for mobile and desktop
Agent advertised as '24/7' capable, runs tasks in background with multi-step workflows
Google emphasizes user control: 'always under your direction,' approval for major actions
Early review suggests significant gap between demo performance and real-world utility
Privacy concerns raised as tradeoff against agent convenience
Product still in early access phase (limited distribution)
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Publisher excerpt: Google's new "24/7" AI agent, Gemini Spark, can be shockingly good at doing things on your behalf. But I'm not sure it's worth the financial cost and potential privacy tradeoffs. The company gave me access to Spark last week. Google advertises Spark as an AI agent that can take on tasks and work on…