Google Opal

41 babushkaboi 14 7/25/2025, 10:55:11 AM developers.googleblog.com ↗

Comments (14)

basch · 10h ago
Well I got told it cant do that hal.

I wrote it the following, and the interface responded with possibly the ugliest error I have ever seen (error here https://i.ibb.co/JWcGFX2C/image.png):

"I would like to build a community gathering and event planning app. In one sense it would resemble modern dating apps, and in other senses it would resemble project management software, and in even another sense it would resemble org chart and hiring software.

Things it needs to be able to do: Someone can open the app and swipe through local events in their area. When they affirm their interest, they are added to a list of candidates the host can see. The event itself appears as both like an airbnb or eventbrite type listing, but also has roles. For example at a pot luck you might have different people responsible for bringing different dishes. For more complex events, you might need people to set up stages and av equipment. As a host describes their event, AI helps them flesh out all the things they may need and tasks they may need to accomplish. This would include roadmap and gantt chart type functionality, including timelines of when prep work needs to be handled.

The guest profiles would look like a combination of dating profiles and linkedin profiles, advertising competenticies and interests.

This app could be used to organize bbq's, get togethers for peoples kids, trivia nights. Enumerate a bunch of other types of examples that would benefit from this type of event project management."

martypitt · 16h ago
The tldraw team did something similar a while back, called tldraw Computer [0]

Same concept, but the tldraw team delivered something with a bit more personality.

[0]: https://computer.tldraw.com/

Alifatisk · 15h ago
That's such a cool app, can't believe I haven't seen it before. I'll play around with it! It gives of the same feeling as n8n
dmonitor · 13h ago
I hate that one of the examples given is "make a corporate social media post". We need to have a really serious talk about how to remove corpos from the human internet.
Geste · 12h ago
It's like going to a pub to complain about alcohol. Read the room ! /s
Alifatisk · 15h ago
Is this the next trend in terms of llms?

Their landing page is here btw, https://opal.withgoogle.com/landing/ (the slash at the end is necessary)

klysm · 14h ago
Every time I see a product launch named 'Google X', I just think to myself how many months will go by before we see 'Google Sunsetting Opal'
ctxc · 2h ago
"We’re launching today in a US-only public beta because we believe the best way to build a new product is with our community, right from the start."

Umm...haven't seen that one before!

SomaticPirate · 16h ago
Is this Google's n8n competitor?
pbronez · 15h ago
It's pretty incredible the extent to which "AI Agents" are basically low-code/flow-based programming tools with upgraded NLP blocks.
umeshunni · 15h ago
Reminds me of the original workflow champ - Yahoo Pipes
josefritzishere · 15h ago
I look forward to seeing this on Killed by Google. https://killedbygoogle.com/
tledakis · 15h ago
Not sure why you were downvoted. This should be the default comment on any new service Google presents.
yomismoaqui · 14h ago
Even funny (and in this case real) jokes grow stale when repeated too many times