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.

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.