In a move that’s shaking up the AI landscape, Google has just announced it’s jumping on the Anthropic bandwagon by integrating the Model Context Protocol (MCP) into its Gemini models and SDK. 😮 This comes hot on the heels of OpenAI’s similar announcement, proving that MCP is quickly becoming the go-to standard for connecting AI models to data sources. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis took to X to share the news, calling MCP a “good protocol” that’s “rapidly becoming an open standard for the AI agentic era.”
But what’s the big deal? MCP is a game-changer because it allows AI models to pull data from a variety of sources—think business tools, software, content repositories, and even app development environments. 🚀 This means developers can now build two-way connections between data sources and AI applications, like chatbots, making AI more interactive and versatile than ever before.
Since Anthropic open-sourced MCP, big names like Block, Apollo, and Replit have already hopped on board. With Google now in the mix, the future of AI data connectivity looks brighter—and more unified—than ever. Stay tuned for more updates as this story develops!
