Google launches Gemini 2.0 with Project Mariner, unveiling a vision for AI agents

Event Summary

Google launched Gemini 2.0 with Project Mariner in December 2024 — an AI agent that could browse the web and control a browser. Google’s vision for AI agents.

Impact Assessment

• Capability Leap +2 · Medium-term

  First mainstream platform to natively support multimodal input, tool use, and autonomous execution in a single model. Brought agent capabilities to the billions of users in Google's ecosystem.

  Affected Groups: Google users, AI developers, enterprises

• Paradigm Shift +1 · Medium-term

  Signal that the largest platform company in the world was betting on AI agents, not just chatbots. Agent capabilities becoming embedded in everyday tools, not requiring separate products.

  Affected Groups: general public, tech industry

Consensus & Sources

• 1
  Google introduces Gemini 2.0: A new AI model for the agentic era

  URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/

  Introducing Gemini 2.0, our new AI model for the agentic era.

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• 2
  Google Launches Mariner, A New AI Agent Based On Updated Gemini 2.0 — Forbes

  URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriswestfall/2024/12/12/google-launches-mariner-a-new-ai-agent-based-on-updated-gemini-20/

  Google Launches Mariner, A New AI Agent Based On Updated Gemini 2.0.

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