Google Labs tests CC, a family AI agent for up to six

CC did not appear out of nowhere. Google announced an earlier version in 2025, and that original eventually became Gemini's Daily Brief, which churns through the data in your Google account to offer daily action items and suggestions. The new CC keeps that goal but changes the unit of use from one person to a family.

The design choices show how Google is trying to make shared data safe enough to be useful. CC has its own Google account, sees emails only when a connected user explicitly shares them, and can take in content sent by email or Google Chat. It can also monitor a shared Google Drive folder where invitations and documents are dropped, which is how a household might pool school notices and paperwork.

Much of this depends on trust, since the agent works best when members designate addresses as always available or hand over a shared folder, and the body gives no release date, price, or sign-up details. For families already inside Google's apps, the bet is that convenience outweighs the awkwardness of sharing with an agent rather than a person.