I'm using a new agent app
is Google in trouble?
TL;DR
- A new agent app called 'bb' is introduced as an alternative to 't3', consolidating access to various AI subscriptions (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.).
- 'bb' is characterized as an extendable 'IDE' for agent apps, enabling users to request plugins and task trackers.
- The author believes modern 'IDE's are desktop agent apps, not traditional code editors.
- The article discusses the limited adoption of AI agents, citing user preferences for social activities over work automation.
- A rise in 'builders'—individuals using AI to create tools for themselves or others—is predicted.
- Bending Spoons is reportedly acquiring Airtable, though Airtable's AI business, Hyperagent, is not included.
- Google's Chief Scientist, Jeff Dean, is leaving to start a new company focused on automating machine-learning research.
- Cloudflare is releasing new agent-first tools, including a shared AI workspace and agent identity management.
- Meta launched Muse Code, a CLI coding agent powered by their new Muse Spark 1.2 model.
- Mistral launched Shieldstral, a small open-weight model for on-device content safety.