Imagine asking your AI model, “What’s the weather in Tokyo right now?” and instead of hallucinating an answer, it calls your actual Python function , fetches live data, and responds correctly. That’s how empowering the tool call functions in the Gemma 4 from Google are. A truly exciting addition to open-weight AI: this function calling is structured, reliable, and built directly into the AI model!

Coupled with Ollama for local referencing, it allows you to develop non-cloud-dependent AI agents. The best part – these agents have access to real-world APIs and services locally, without any subscription.…