Did Google's AI agents build an operating system for $916?
Google's recent claim that its AI agents built an operating system for $916 has raised questions about the validity of the process. While the company showcased the capabilities of its new agent app, the details surrounding the prompt and the development process remain unclear. Independent evaluation is hindered by the lack of transparency regarding human intervention and the potential for code copying.
- ▪Google launched its Gemini 3.5 Flash model and Antigravity 2.0 agent app at a developer conference.
- ▪The company claimed that a team of agents built an operating system for about $900 in API fees.
- ▪Critics point out that the claim of a 'single prompt' is misleading, as the actual prompt was many thousands of lines long.
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Did Google’s AI agents really build an operating system for $916?The importance of independent evaluationSayash Kapoor and Arvind NarayananMay 22, 2026231ShareBy Stephan Rabanser, Sayash Kapoor, Rishi Bommasani, Andrew Schwartz, Arvind NarayananAt Google’s developer conference earlier this week, the company launched its latest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash, alongside a new agent app, Antigravity 2.0. To showcase what this new agent setup is capable of, Google claimed that a team of agents had built an entire operating system.
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