Jack Dorsey's Block Made an AI Agent to Boost Its Own Productivity
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Summary
Block, formerly known as Square, used its recent company-wide hackathon to develop a variety of new tools, including a database debugger and a programme to identify duplicate code, thanks to the help of its AI agent, Goose.
The AI agent has been developed to help automate coding and other office tasks such as collating data and creating product features.
Goose helped the company develop a new agent-to-agent communication server during the hackathon.
Block’s CEO and CTO decided in 2024 that the company should build its own agent and encouraged all employees to start using it.
The Goose software is open source and can be powered by different AI models.
It can run commands, access files and folders, and tap into various online tools, including cloud storage.
While some employees were initially resistant to using Goose, the company has protocols in place for managing the code it produces.
