The AI Agent Handbook: 10 Practical Hacks to Use AI Agents for Business (Google Cloud)

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January 2, 2026 Applications 11160

Google's AI Agent Handbook redefines AI not as chatbots but as 'digital employees' capable of understanding context and autonomously executing entire complex workflows, presenting 10 practical business use cases for this transformative shift from interaction to complete task execution.

Google Cloud’s Core Definition of an AI Agent:

AI Agents are not chatbots, nor are they simple automation. They are “digital employees” that can understand context, act across systems, and execute complex workflows on behalf of humans. AI Agents are transforming “work” from the interaction between people and tools into a collaboration between people and an entire intelligent execution system. True efficiency gains do not come from faster responses, but from tasks being completed in their entirety.

This handbook details the role of AI Agents in workflows and provides a detailed breakdown of 10 specific use cases.

You can read the original report at the links below:
Official Webpage: https://cloud.google.com/resources/content/ai-agent-handbook
PDF Report: https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/ai_agents_handbook.pdf