Google’s ‘universal AI assistant’ prototype can now do stuff for you — and you don’t even have to ask

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May 20, 2025, 5:45 PM

• •Project Astra is Google’s ambitious AI project.
• •Astra can now accomplish tasks on your behalf, even without being asked.
• •Astra is learning how to use your Android phone.

Project Astra is Google's most ambitious AI project, aiming to create a proactive and helpful assistant. The project's focus is on integrating itself into users' lives without being intrusive, offering features like proactive task completion and device control. Astra is designed to observe, listen, and intervene when necessary, drawing on web and other Google products for information. While still in development, Astra represents a significant step towards a universal AI assistant, with Google working to overcome technological and user experience challenges.

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