Google tests Remy, a 24/7 AI agent that makes purchases and plans your life for you

Google Builds Always-On AI Agent to Handle Your Life

Google is testing a new agentic version of Gemini called Remy that transforms the AI from a conversational chatbot into something far more involved. According to Business Insider, which reviewed internal documents, the always-on AI agent is designed to act as a "true assistant that can take actions on your behalf" in every part of a user's life1

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. Currently being tested by Google employees through a staff-only version of the Gemini app in what the tech industry calls dogfooding, Remy represents a significant shift in how AI operates2

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The 24/7 personal agent is built to communicate with others, send documents, and even make purchases on your behalf without waiting for instructions3

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. Rather than acting like a simple chat window, Remy offers dedicated sections for ongoing tasks, scheduled actions, and jobs waiting for user oversight. Completed tasks can be pinned, renamed, and reopened later, making the AI agent something to continually engage with throughout daily life1

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Advanced Task Automation Across Google Services

Remy utilizes information from your chats, Connected Apps, Personal context, Personal Intelligence, Agent files, and location to complete digital errands proactively3

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. The system stands out because it can observe and track details that matter to each individual, gradually build an understanding of their habits and needs, and then carry out involved sequences of actions without needing frequent guidance4

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. This approach builds on Gemini's existing Personal Intelligence features, which let the AI come up with answers using content from Gmail and other Google services, including making AI images based on what's been uploaded to Google Photos1

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For people already embedded in Google's ecosystem, Remy would weave perfectly into services they may already depend on every day. The proactive 24/7 personal assistant can monitor routines and help use third-party services with minimal intervention from the user1

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. Google has already begun limited experiments with agent-like functions in its Gemini service in certain areas, allowing it to perform practical operations such as exploring housing options, adjusting search criteria, and arranging viewings4

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Privacy Concerns and User Control

An AI that can genuinely organize parts of your life cannot operate in isolation. It has to know where you go, what you search for, who you talk to, what you buy, and how you spend your time1

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. The warnings attached to the AI agent are full of language explaining it's experimental and could "make mistakes and expose data unintentionally," with users advised not to rely on it for professional tasks1

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Users will reportedly be able to manage or delete personal data through settings, as well as disable Connected Apps and certain personalization features1

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. Most users will want to ensure oversight over what Remy is actually doing, and Google is assumed to have built in tools to allow for this level of control3

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Google's Answer to OpenClaw

Remy sounds like Google's attempt to build something with similar ambitions to OpenClaw but as a polished, integrated product2

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. OpenClaw is the free open-source AI agent that took the tech world by surprise earlier this year, racking up over 100,000 GitHub stars in under a week and can respond to messages, conduct research, manage files, and automate tasks across your computer without any input from you2

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. It became so popular that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called it "definitely the next ChatGPT," and the appetite for OpenClaw was strong enough to push secondhand MacBook prices up by 15% in China2

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However, OpenClaw itself has faced serious security scrutiny, with researchers warning of exposed admin panels, prompt injection risks, and credentials stored in plain text2

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. Google's version is expected to be a deeply integrated, privacy-conscious 24/7 digital assistant from a trusted platform, which might be what actually wins this market.

The Race for Agentic AI Dominance

The AI industry is moving away from systems that simply respond and toward ones that act continuously through what specialists term agentic AI—intelligent platforms engineered to handle entire processes rather than merely provide responses4

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. Google has plenty of rivals pushing their own AI capable of operating browsers and apps with minimal human oversight. Anthropic launched Claude Cowork, which can handle PC tasks without the complex setup OpenClaw requires, while Meta acquired Manus AI and launched My Computer, a desktop agent that sorts files, runs apps, and sends emails on your behalf2

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Google will hold its Google I/O event later this month on May 19-20, where it is widely expected to showcase its next wave of AI products2

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. There is growing anticipation that aspects of Remy might appear during the Google I/O 2026 event if Google is ready to show its hand4

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. Google appears determined to make Gemini one of the first major examples of this transition, promising more seamless and capable support for users in an increasingly complex world while plans your life for you becomes less metaphor and more reality1

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