Google Cloud unveils persistent Gemini Agents for long-running tasks, and they get their own Gmail, Calendar, and Drive storage

Google has given its AI agents something humans have long taken for granted: their own email accounts, calendars, and file storage, effectively creating autonomous digital workers that can operate independently across corporate systems for days or weeks at a time. The move signals a fundamental shift in how companies may soon orchestrate their back-office operations, replacing traditional workflows with AI entities that persist in the cloud and make decisions without human intervention. While Google frames this as a productivity tool, it raises immediate questions about oversight, liability, and whether enterprises are prepared for AI systems that act with genuine autonomy rather than on-demand assistance.

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