Google is building a new AI “personal agent” for Gemini that can perform actions on your behalf, Business Insider has learned.
Company employees are internally testing a new AI agent, dubbed Remy, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider and two people familiar with the matter. The AI agent will run in the employee-only version of Google’s Gemini app and can be integrated with various other Google services.
“Remy is your 24/7 personal agent for work, school, and daily life powered by Gemini,” the agent description reads. “This elevates the Gemini app to a true assistant that can go beyond answering questions and generating content to perform actions on your behalf.”
A Google spokesperson declined to comment.
Agents are currently a major focus for AI labs. Improvements to the underlying model result in improved performance and reliability when driving autonomous tools. Google does not yet have a widely available fully autonomous AI agent product. However, we are rolling out “Agent Mode” and other related features that allow you to perform multi-step tasks, with access varying by subscription tier and region.
Google’s Remy seems more advanced than these tools. In some ways, this seems similar to OpenClaw, the AI agent that was all the rage earlier this year. OpenClaw can perform tasks such as responding to messages and performing investigations on your behalf. In February, Sam Altman announced that OpenAI would hire the creator of OpenClaw.
Remy’s internal description says, “Tightly integrated across Google, Remy can monitor what’s important to you, proactively handle complex tasks, and learn your preferences over time.”
I wasn’t sure if there was a schedule for making Remy available to the public. However, the document describes Remy as a “dogfooding” project. This is a common practice among technology companies where employees test products before making them available to users.
The company is holding an I/O event later this month where it plans to demonstrate its next wave of AI products. Agents will probably be a big focus. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has long talked about his vision to build a digital assistant.
It wasn’t immediately clear why Google named the agent Remy. It comes from the Latin Remigius, meaning “rower” or “rower,” and is a fitting word for an agent who does a lot of work.
It is also the name of the sous chef mouse in Pixar’s Ratatouille. I know Google, so it might be helpful for both of you.
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