Google's Spark Uses Gemini AI to Help Plan Your Life
At Google I/O 2026 on Tuesday, new AI models and features are spilling off the presentation stage. One, called Gemini Spark, is what Google describes as a personal AI agent that runs 24/7, taking actions on your behalf.
As described on stage, Spark's purpose is a little broad, but it's meant to run projects in the background, collecting data from the web and your various Google software accounts (like Gmail, Docs, chats and others).
Google's presenter provided a few examples of how Spark can help. One was sending a work email to the team, compiling info from documents and messages into a summary of wins from the week. Another, bigger task was planning a block party, tallying RSVPs, keeping track of who was bringing what and reaching out to folks who hadn't responded. Then, Spark can generate files to show progress -- like an RSVP tracker that updates whenever it...
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