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Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo - The Verge

Google just shipped Gemini Spark to all users. Early testers say it's half as capable as the demo showed.

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Google's new agentic AI assistant Gemini Spark is now widely available in the US, but real-world performance falls short of polished demos—a critical test of whether Google can compete with OpenAI's agent capabilities at scale.

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  1. Gemini Spark now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in US

  2. Product positioning: 24/7 AI assistant with agentic capabilities

  3. Performance gap between demo and real-world usage observed by multiple publications

  4. Coverage across The Verge, PCMag, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, WIRED indicates mainstream launch

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Publisher excerpt: Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo The Verge Google's Agentic AI Tool Gemini Spark Is Now Available PCMag Gemini Spark rolls out to Google AI Ultra in the US: How it works 9to5Google I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful…
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