Asking Astra to open MS Paint and draw you: 'We're living through a golden age'
idanbeck · x · 2026-09-05
User TheAlex asked Google's Astra to open MS Paint and draw a picture of him, and the demo wowed onlookers. idanbeck shared it saying "we are living through a golden age," showcasing a live multimodal assistant directly controlling desktop software to draw.
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