Link: Google’s AI enters its ‘agentic era’

I discovered a hidden room full of famous artworks at Google's Mountain View campus while exploring Project Astra. Project Astra, an advanced AI assistant, interacted seamlessly by recalling and discussing art pieces like Edvard Munch’s The Scream.

Project Astra stands out by processing real-time text, images, video, and audio, and it’s expanding to more users with potential integration into Google products.

This AI is designed to be more interactive than current virtual assistants, remembering past interactions and recognizing various accents.

A distinct experimental AI, Project Mariner, also caught my attention by operating within a Chrome extension to perform browser tasks.

Yet, it's evident these prototypes are not ready for public release as they still exhibit limitations in speed and functionality.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted the transition into the "agentic era," where agents understand and act more autonomously.

Despite promising capabilities, the unpredictability of AI agents remains a challenge, limiting their current applicability to low-stakes scenarios.

Observing these AI projects reveals both the potential and the current limitations of this evolving technology, highlighting an ongoing journey toward more sophisticated digital assistants. #

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