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Google Just Built An HR System For Agents
Google retired Vertex AI in a single afternoon and replaced it with the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform — what Sundar Pichai called "mission control for the agentic enterprise." Stephen Forte argues this is the moment AI agents got an HR system: cryptographic identity, a directory, an access gateway, and a performance review.
In this episode:
Why Vertex AI is gone — and what the replacement actually does
The four pillars of the Agent Platform translated into HR terms (hire, deploy, supervise, review)
The traction numbers Google disclosed: 40% QoQ growth, 8M seats, 2,800 enterprises
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