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Google rolls out Project Mariner, its web-browsing AI agent | TechCrunch
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Google is expanding access to Project Mariner, its AI web-browsing agent, to more users and developers. This update allows the AI to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Available to U.S. subscribers of Google's $249.99/month AI Ultra plan, it facilitates interactions like purchasing tickets without visiting third-party sites. Google is integrating Mariner with the Gemini API and Vertex AI. Competing with AI tools from OpenAI and Amazon, Project Mariner aims to revolutionize user interactions with the web.
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Google's AI agents will bring you the web now | TechCrunch
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At I/O 2025, Google unveiled a shift from traditional search to AI-driven web interactions. CEO Sundar Pichai introduced AI agents to facilitate personalized web browsing, aiding in research and shopping. Project Mariner and Deep Research agents promise enhanced multitasking and in-depth analysis. Despite potential disruptions to the ad-supported internet model and ongoing AI accuracy issues, Google remains committed to redefining web interaction with AI, amidst similar ambitions from competitors like Microsoft.
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Google’s future is Google Googling
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At Google I/O 2025, Google unveiled its vision for AI-driven search enhancements, primarily through AI Mode and Project Mariner. AI Mode in Search will automate complex search tasks, providing users with curated results and personalized recommendations based on multiple queries. Project Mariner enables automated web task execution, supporting Google’s broader AI ambitions. These innovations aim to streamline user experience by conducting expansive information gathering and synthesis, positioning Google’s AI as a pivotal discovery engine online.
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Google is bringing an ‘Agent Mode’ to the Gemini app
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Google's upcoming "Agent Mode" in the Gemini app, announced at Google I/O 2025, will allow users to assign tasks to an AI that executes them autonomously. Project Mariner, Google's tool for web searches, can now manage 10 tasks simultaneously. A new "Teach and Repeat" feature lets the tool learn tasks for future repetition. These advancements, explained by CEO Sundar Pichai, aim to enhance Google's AI capabilities with broader availability planned for summer.
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Google is bringing an ‘Agent Mode’ to the Gemini app
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Google announced at I/O 2025 that it will introduce an "Agent Mode" to the Gemini app, enabling users to assign tasks to AI agents for completion. Additionally, updates to Project Mariner, Google's AI agent tool, will allow it to manage up to 10 simultaneous tasks. A feature called "Teach and Repeat" will enable the tool to learn and execute similar future tasks. The experimental Agent Mode will be available soon for subscribers.
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Google launches Gemini 2.0 AI: 5 Things to know | Mint
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Google has launched the second generation of its AI model, Gemini. The update includes AI tools with greater independence and problem-solving abilities. The Flash model has been upgraded with improved image and audio processing capabilities. Google is integrating Gemini across its popular platforms, such as Search, Android, and YouTube. They also showcased Project Astra, an experimental AI agent, and Project Mariner, a Chrome extension. In addition, Google introduced tools for software development and decision assistance in gaming. These moves come as competition in the AI space intensifies with the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI entering the field.
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Hugging Face clones OpenAI’s Deep Research in 24 hours
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Hugging Face released "Open Deep Research," an open-source AI research agent, a day after OpenAI's "Deep Research" launch. The agent aims to replicate Deep Research's capabilities, like autonomous web browsing and report creation, while being freely available to developers. It achieved 55.15% on the GAIA benchmark against OpenAI's 67.36%. The project highlights the potential of integrating agent frameworks into AI models, enhancing their performance in complex tasks. Hugging Face plans further improvements and collaborations.
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Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16 | TechCrunch
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Google I/O 2025, held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, will feature announcements on Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and Google's AI chatbot, Gemini. Updates may include a new Gemini Ultra model and possible subscription plans, Premium Plus and Premium Pro. Google may also discuss its AI projects, Astra and Project Mariner. The official schedule includes sessions on Chrome, Google Cloud, and development tools, with potential surprises like updates to models for educational applications and a video summarization tool.
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OpenAI upgrades the AI model powering its Operator agent | TechCrunch
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OpenAI is enhancing its AI agent, Operator, by integrating a new model based on o3, a more advanced model from its o series, particularly for tasks involving math and reasoning. The upgrade aims to improve Operator's autonomous capabilities in web browsing and software use on cloud-hosted virtual machines. The new model, o3 Operator, is fine-tuned for safety in computer use and is less prone to illicit activities and prompt injection attacks compared to its predecessor, GPT-4o.
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Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app
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Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, discusses the launch of the Comet browser, an AI-driven web browser designed to enhance user experience by seamlessly integrating AI tools into web browsing. Srinivas explains how Comet utilizes the Chromium platform for security, familiar UI, and compatibility, emphasizing the browser's potential to act as an AI agent, transforming user workflows and tackling AI integration challenges like privacy. Positioned to evolve with advancements in AI models, Comet aims to redefine browsing, merging traditional navigation with advanced AI interactions.
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Google to develop AI that takes over computers: report
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Google is reportedly developing an artificial intelligence technology called Project Jarvis that can take control of a web browser to perform tasks like research and shopping. The company plans to showcase this technology with its new Gemini large language model release in December. Microsoft-backed OpenAI is also working on similar technology, aiming for its models to browse the web autonomously with the help of a computer-using agent. Google, along with Anthropic, aims to take the agent concept further by creating software that directly interacts with a user's computer or browser.
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