# NVIDIA and ServiceNow Launch Project Arc: Persistent Autonomous Desktop Agent

> Most AI assistants forget you the moment a session ends. Project Arc, a joint effort from NVIDIA and ServiceNow, is built to do the opposite. It is a long-running desktop agent that keeps memory across sessions, learns how an individual works over time, and improves continuously instead of starting cold every time it is opened. Under the hood it runs inside an NVIDIA OpenShell sandbox, with ServiceNow's Action Fabric driving actions and its AI Control Tower providing governance and auditability. The agent is grounded in the enterprise configuration database, so it carries awareness of the systems, workflows, and operational history around it rather than treating each request in isolation. That combination of persistence and oversight is pitched directly at IT administrators and developers wary of handing autonomy to a black box. Available as an early preview, Arc is a bet that the next useful step for agents is not raw intelligence but continuity, an assistant that accumulates context about your job and stays accountable while doing it.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: servicenow.com · Published Thursday, July 16, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Most AI assistants forget you the moment a session ends. Project Arc, a joint effort from NVIDIA and ServiceNow, is built to do the opposite. It is a long-running desktop agent that keeps memory across sessions, learns how an individual works over time, and improves continuously instead of starting cold every time it is opened. Under the hood it runs inside an NVIDIA OpenShell sandbox, with ServiceNow's Action Fabric driving actions and its AI Control Tower providing governance and auditability. The agent is grounded in the enterprise configuration database, so it carries awareness of the systems, workflows, and operational history around it rather than treating each request in isolation. That combination of persistence and oversight is pitched directly at IT administrators and developers wary of handing autonomy to a black box. Available as an early preview, Arc is a bet that the next useful step for agents is not raw intelligence but continuity, an assistant that accumulates context about your job and stays accountable while doing it.

## Source

[Read the full story at servicenow.com](https://newsroom.servicenow.com/press-releases/details/2026/ServiceNow-extends-agentic-AI-governance-from-desktops-to-data-centers-with-NVIDIA/default.aspx)

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