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If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can

For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more like a clueless intern.

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Google's efforts to create useful AI agents have been met with limited success. However, the open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw has shown promise, sparking interest from top AI labs. This shift may indicate that Google's approach was not the only viable path to developing effective AI assistants.

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