Google, Gemini and Project Astra
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Google is laying out its vision for Project Astra to one day power a version of Gemini that can act as a "universal AI assistant."
Google showed off its latest version of Project Astra today, revealing that it made an AI agent that can control Android apps.
Google I/O highlights include 100 AI updates, with Gemini challenging ChatGPT and a 'total overhaul' of Search.
If there was a star of last year's Google I/O, it was Project Astra, Google's attempt to build an AI-powered assistant that can see what you see, act on what you say and — perhaps most impressively — remember it all.
Project Astra is Google’s most ambitious AI project, and its next job is to figure out how to involve itself in your life without being a pain.
Google showed off Project Astra's latest capabilities in a 90-second video at Google I/O 2025. Astra acts like a real agent, opening apps, navigating Android, and tracking movements. Google's Astra is a step towards a universal AI assistant,
Google showed off quite a few things revolving around AI at Google I/O 2025, and one of those things was the new argentic capabilities it’s been working on for its Project Astra technology. This is likely going to be something that we see come to Gemini Live at some point down the line.
Just don’t confuse Deep Think with DeepMind or Astra with Aura.