Google Project Astra Preview
Narrative
Universal AI assistant. Multimodal input/output. Real-time understanding. Memory across devices. Integrated with Google ecosystem.
Reality
Demo impressive but limited preview access. Multimodal understanding strong. Memory integration working. Latency 2-4s. Privacy controls comprehensive. Full launch Q3 2025.
Implication
Positioned Google for ambient AI assistant future. Distribution advantage significant. Privacy architecture differentiator. Full capabilities pending. Expectations vs reality gap common.