At Google I/O the company announced a push to embed configurable, always‑on AI agents inside Search, roll out always‑on alerts to paid subscribers this summer, and make Gemini 3.
Google announced at I/O that it will transform Search into a platform for user‑created, customizable AI agents that run inside Search and can handle ongoing tasks for users. The company said these agents are designed to proactively collect dynamic information and reduce the need for repeated manual searches, potentially shifting routine monitoring and task handling into automated workflows.
Liz Reid, who leads Search at Google, said users will be able to set up multiple agents for ongoing activities such as tracking market trends or monitoring niche online events, and manage them directly from AI Mode. The announcement frames agents as persistent assistants users can configure for specific interests or workflows rather than one‑off queries.
Google described a class of “information agents” that can run continuously and trigger alerts even when users aren’t actively using Search. Robby Stein, vice president of product for Search, illustrated agents that can operate while you sleep and said Google will introduce always‑on alerting to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers this summer, making that proactive monitoring a paid feature at launch.
Demos included concrete agent use cases: a stock‑market monitoring agent, a bespoke sneaker alert that notifies collectors when favorite athletes announce drops — Google used the example of A'ja Wilson’s pink Nikes — and expanded booking agents that, like the old Duplex concept, will call local businesses to gather price or availability details when websites lack that information.
Under the hood Google is updating models and developer tooling. The company named Gemini 3.5 Flash the global default model for AI Mode answers, and showed an updated Antigravity coding tool that can produce custom answer layouts and interactive visualizations, including an adjustable black‑hole demo. Google said an expanded Antigravity will enable “super widgets” and “mini apps” for Google AI plan subscribers in the US this summer.
The move is part of a broader industry shift toward agentic automation in 2026: coverage notes early agent projects such as OpenClaw and compares Antigravity to developer tools like OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code. Google’s strategy is to expose billions of Search users to agentic workflows that favor automated monitoring over repeated active browsing.
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