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298 Former Android leaders are building an ‘operating system for AI agents’

The Verge
Wes Davis @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 12:45 EDT

Former Android leaders are building an ‘operating system for AI agents’

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A new startup created by former Android leaders aims to build an operating system for AI agents. Among them is Hugo Barra, Google’s former VP of Android product management, who says the new company — named “/dev/agents” — will revisit the leaders’ “Android roots.”
AI companies are pushing AI agents as the next big leap in AI tools, promising digital assistants that can carry out tasks and make decisions autonomously and with little human input. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and.

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