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Axios: Gemini 2.0 launch puts Google on road to AI agents (Dec 2024)
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Axios reports on Google DeepMind's launch of Gemini 2.0, framing it as a major step toward autonomous AI agents capable of taking actions in the world. CEO Demis Hassabis positions the release as transitioning AI from passive assistants to active agents, raising both capability and safety considerations.
Key Points
- •Google DeepMind launched Gemini 2.0 in December 2024, with Demis Hassabis emphasizing agentic AI as the next frontier.
- •The model is designed to support AI agents that can autonomously take multi-step actions, not just respond to queries.
- •The launch signals a major industry shift toward deploying AI systems with greater autonomy and real-world action capabilities.
- •Hassabis acknowledged the need for safety measures as agents become more capable of acting independently.
- •Google's move intensifies competition with OpenAI and others in the race to deploy production-ready agentic AI systems.
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# Gemini 2.0 is the next chapter for Google AI
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Demis Hassabis receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry in Sweden. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Google Gemini 2.0 — a major upgrade to the core workings of Google's AI that the company launched Wednesday — is designed to help generative AI move from answering users' questions to taking action on its own, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis tells Axios.
**Why it matters:** Google, like others in the industry, is heavily touting the potential of [AI agents](https://www.axios.com/2024/02/26/generative-ai-next-act-autonomous-agents). But the technology needs a boost in performance and accuracy if it's going to be able to act reliably with less human supervision.
- "You actually want a system to not just give you information, but actually go and be able to complete tasks for you," Hassabis
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