An Interaction Is All You Need — Ivan Leo, Google DeepMind
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Why it matters
Gemini's Interactions API moves conversation state server-side and Managed Agents run in persistent remote sandboxes with credential injection. AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → builders can drop manual thought-signature handling and hosted-agent harnessThe scaffolding around a model that turns it into a working agent — the loop, the tools it can call, and the rules for when to stop.Full definition → plumbing.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
multimodal — A model that works with more than text — reading images, audio, or video, and sometimes generating them too.
agent harness — The scaffolding around a model that turns it into a working agent — the loop, the tools it can call, and the rules for when to stop.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
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