Google has launched a Data Science Agent for Google Colab, its cloud-hosted Jupyter Notebook tool, designed to simplify data analysis. The AI-powered agent, fueled by Gemini 2.0, automates tasks like loading libraries and organizing data, reducing setup time and lowering the barrier to entry for less technical users.
Users can generate complete Colab notebooks from natural language descriptions. Early testers, including researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, reported significant time savings, with one scientist reducing data processing time from a week to five minutes.
While free, the tool may have limitations like session timeouts and potential code inaccuracies. Google also unveiled an upgraded Vertex AI Search for healthcare, further demonstrating its focus on AI-driven data accessibility.