Hands-on with Gemini Spark beta rolling out to AI Ultra subs: planned a birthday party from emails and calendar, but called a live-in boyfriend a "close friend"
Google's new AI agent combed through my emails, documents, and calendar to plan a birthday party and still didn't clock the person most important to me.
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Gemini Spark Planned a Party But Couldn't ID a Boyfriend
Google's new AI agent scoured emails and calendars to plan a birthday bash, then hilariously mislabeled a live-in partner.
Google's Gemini Spark beta is now rolling out to AI Ultra subscribers, and the early results are both impressive and cringe-worthy.
Wired's Reece Rogers took the new AI agent for a spin, tasking it with planning a birthday party. Spark dug through emails, documents, and calendar data to pull together the event. It handled logistics competently enough.
Then it whiffed on the most basic human detail. The agent labeled Rogers' live-in boyfriend as a "close friend." The person literally sharing his home didn't register as a romantic partner.
It's a perfect snapshot of where AI agents stand right now. They can parse your entire digital life, cross-reference multiple data sources, and coordinate complex tasks. But understanding actual human relationships? Still not there.
The feature is available now for AI Ultra subscribers in beta.