Google has postponed the launch of its Project Astra until 2025, an advanced artificial intelligence technology that promises “multimodal” experiences in real-time. The decision was made public during the third-quarter earnings report, in which Sundar Pichai, the company’s CEO, explained that they are building “experiences where AI can see and reason about the world around you.”
Subscribe to the Softonic newsletter and get the latest in tech, gaming, entertainment and deals right in your inbox.
Subscribe (it's FREE) ►Project Astra would have a deeper understanding of the environment, allowing AI agents not only to answer questions but also to perform specific tasks for the user.
In a presentation during the I/O developers conference in May, Google showcased some features of Astra, such as its ability to identify places and answer questions about objects on screen, like the neighborhood where a user is located or the name of a specific part of a bicycle. Although it was initially speculated that a consumer version would be released this December, everything indicates that it is an independent project from Astra.
And Astra is not the only thing Google has in mind regarding the future of AI. This same week, the company announced that it is developing “Project Jarvis,” an AI agent capable of controlling a PC’s browser and performing various tasks.
