Google restricts access to Agent Smith amid surging employee demand
Technology
Google is dialing back access to its in-house AI tool, Agent Smith, because so many employees want to use it.
The tool, which has gained traction across teams—particularly among engineers—for automating coding and workflow tasks, has become a hot commodity, showing just how much Google is leaning into AI to boost how things get done.
Google may factor AI into evaluations
Agent Smith acts like a digital coworker, handling tasks with barely any human help and pulling up the info people need automatically.
With everyone—from techies to nontechies—being encouraged to use AI at work, it's clear Google sees these tools as the future.
In fact, using AI could even play a part in employee evaluations, all part of CEO Sundar Pichai's push to keep Google ahead of the curve.