Google don roll out Gemini Spark, one new AI agent wey dey work for you for background, even when you no dey touch your phone or computer. This thing na big step from just answering questions or generating content wey Gemini dey do before.
According to Google, Spark na AI wey dey act on user behalf, but dey always under user control. E dey run 24/7, and e dey live inside Gemini web experience as one separate tab, side by side with the normal chat.
Wetin make Spark different from other AI assistants na how e dey integrate well with Google ecosystem. E fit link to Google Workspace apps like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. So users fit ask Spark to schedule meetings, manage invitations, search emails, summarize conversations, create documents, build spreadsheets, generate presentations, and organize files.
Google also dey give Spark access to connected services, Personal Intelligence features, websites wey user dey logged into, and remote browser tools wey fit interact with webpages on user behalf. Sometimes Spark fit actually browse websites, fill in information, and do actions without user clicking through each step.
For now, Gemini Spark dey available only to Google AI Ultra subscribers for United States. So e be one of the most exclusive AI features from Google. If the rollout go smoothly, people expect say Spark go become the model for where Gemini dey head next.
One journalist from The Verge wey test Spark talk say e dey impressed but no think say e worth the cost and privacy tradeoff yet. He get access to Spark last week. He try different tasks wey Google show for I/O.
For first test, e ask Spark to draft email to im wife wey compile total monthly average grocery spending for 2026. Spark find the wife email address, pull right information from 2026 budget spreadsheet, grab monthly grocery totals including incomplete data from May, average the totals, and put everything inside draft email for Gmail. The email address the wife by her first name, even though her email no get her first name. E even include sign-off wey dem dey use for each other.
For second test, e ask Spark to help plan block party. E no go well. Spark create table of friends and family as reference for who dey bring what, draft email wey mention shared sign-up sheet wey no dey exist, and create ugly deck with slides about city permits. When e ask Spark to create the missing sign-up sheet and add link to the drafted email, e work after some minutes.
For third test, e ask Spark to make calendar event each month ahead of im wife birthday and make am hot pink, draft email to im family about sending first episode of latest season of Taskmaster, and create document with top things im and im wife need to know about getting their toddler ready for preschool. The task finish for about four minutes. E say e dey floored by results, though dem no perfect.
But e mention some caveats. Like all AI tools, you still must check output to make sure e dey accurate, especially when e dey pull from personal information to prepare things wey you go share with people you know. E also find out say e dey constantly watch Spark or check notifications, instead of trusting am to work alone. E ask: what good be assistant wey you must micromanage? And why should something wey you no sure about drain power from data center for small tasks?
Spark dey available only for US and in English. Google give am free access to test, and e no think say e good enough to be sole reason to buy expensive plans. E say e fit do all the tasks wey e ask Spark to do on im own, e just go take more time. Spark work best if you already deep inside Google ecosystem and get Personal Intelligence on. E don get Google account for around two decades, so Spark get plenty data to use. But while Google promise say Gemini no train directly on your Gmail inbox with Personal Intelligence on, you still must put faith for Google to be good steward of your data. For now, e no sure if that worth the cost or the risk.
