On Tuesday, the software company Block announced the launch of Goose, an open-source AI agent that allows developers to customize the tool for different purposes and using different large language models.

Jack Dorsey’s Block has created its own open-source AI agent. Called “codename goose,” the tool allows users to complete tasks using popular large language models. “You can think of Goose as an assistant that is ready to take your instructions,

In a blog post, the Dorsey-led company announced Codename Goose. It is an AI agent framework, as it can also be used to build new agents that can perform specialised tasks. Since it is open-source, it can be run locally, eliminating data privacy concerns that generally surround AI agents.