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."

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.

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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 announced that its Project Astra, which it unveiled last year, will have additional features and will drive new experiences in Gemini

At Google I/O 2025, Project Astra showed off next-gen AI skills. In the demo, the AI-powered tool was able to read screens to make calls and remember context shared earlier

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.