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With Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google bets its next AI wave on agents, not chatbots
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most powerful coding and agentic AI model yet, at the company's annual developer conference. It is capable of autonomously executing complex tasks and building software from scratch.
TL;DR
- Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, a new AI model focused on autonomous agents and coding.
- The model can independently execute coding pipelines, manage research, and build software like an operating system.
- This launch signals a shift from AI as a conversational tool to AI as an agentic tool.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash offers high quality and low latency, outperforming previous frontier models on benchmarks.
- It is significantly faster than other models, making it suitable for agentic tasks.
- Google also released Antigravity 2.0, a development platform for agent-first development.
- The model can run autonomously for hours but will seek user input for critical decisions.
- Future models like 3.5 Pro will act as orchestrators, leveraging Flash for sub-agents.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash is now the default model in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search.
- Google is enhancing safeguards and calibration for sensitive questions.
- The model is available through various Google platforms and APIs.