In its demo, Google showed Project Astra doing all sorts of useful stuff. If you forget where you left your keys, Astra will remember; if you want to crunch a piece of code you’re looking at, just ask; you want to give your dog a nickname, you’re covered.

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."

Just don’t confuse Deep Think with DeepMind or Astra with Aura.

Next is Project Mariner, which develops agentic capabilities in Gemini. It was launched in December 2024, and Google has been exploring various research prototypes of human-agent systems. The company also previewed a browser-focused AI agent that can make reservations at a restaurant and book appointments.

Google showed off its latest version of Project Astra today, revealing that it made an AI agent that can control Android apps.

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 is gearing up to hold its largest developer conference of the year, Google I/O 2025, on May 20 and May 21. Here's how to watch.

Google I/O 2025, scheduled for May 20-21, will highlight AI advancements, including new Gemini features and updates on Project Astra. Following the An