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Google retires Gemini Gems in favor of skills

Google is ending Gemini's Gems feature, which let users build task-specific agents, and replacing it with 'skills'. The change comes as all-in-one AI agents gain traction.

First seen 28 Sep, 17:29 UTC on TechCrunch2 sourcesLast update 1d ago

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TechCrunch· 28 Sep, 17:29Google is killing off Gemini's Gems in favor of 'skills'The Decoder· 30 Sep, 18:16Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats

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28 Sep 17:29TechCrunch Google is killing off Gemini's Gems in favor of 'skills'30 Sep 18:16The Decoder Google drops Gems for Skills, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in the shift to agent-ready prompt formats

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