Google’s AI coding agent ‘Jules’ can fix bugs in your code
Google made several announcements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) on Wednesday. In addition to introducing the new Gemini 2.0 family of AI models, the Deep Research feature and showcasing enhanced capabilities in Project Astra, the Mountain View-based tech giant also unveiled several AI agents. One of them is Jules, an agent who could be of particular interest to developers. The company highlighted that Jules is an AI agent that can create multi-step plans and execute them to solve complex coding-related tasks and unusual bug fixes.
Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent is built on Gemini 2.0
In one blog postthe tech giant has described the new AI agent that can perform coding tasks on behalf of the user. In particular, AI agents are specialized smaller language models (SLMs) that have high efficiency and low latency in performing tasks. They can also be integrated with specific software to perform various tasks.
Jules is built on Gemini 2.0 AI models and excels in coding-related tasks. Google says it’s an experimental code agent that can be integrated directly into GitHub workflows. It can create a multi-step plan to implement and implement the actions. Throughout the process, the agent follows the user’s directions and supervision.
Google says Jules can perform coding tasks in Python and JavaScript. It can be used for bug fixing, code debugging, code review, and other time-consuming tasks. The new AI agent can also submit pull requests and country fixes directly in GitHub.
The company claims that Jules can be assigned tasks and work on them asynchronously. The agent notifies the developer via real-time updates when a task is completed, and the developer can also intervene to change the priority of tasks. Users can also provide feedback or request adjustments to the agent’s plans to refine its actions.
Jules is currently available to a select group of testers and the tech giant plans to roll out the tool to developers in early 2025. However, to gain access, developers must sign up for the AI agent in Google Labs.
