Google AI: Release Notes

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Google AI: Release Notes episodes

September 03 Koray Kavukcuoglu on frontier models, coding agents, and building AGI
Google DeepMind SVP and Chief AI Architect Koray Kavukcuoglu reflects on the path from DeepMind's early reinforcement learning work to Gemini and what it means to build AGI at Google.
Google DeepMind SVP and Chief AI Architect Koray Kavukcuoglu joins host Logan Kilpatrick to reflect on the journey from DeepMind's early reinforcement learning milestones to Gemini and what it means to build AGI at Google.
Watch along and learn:
* What made Gemini 3.7 Flash a breakthrough for engineers
* The ambitions of the Gemini 4 pre-training run
* What it takes to stay at the frontier of AI research
* How co-building AGI with users shapes everything the Google DeepMind team does
00:00 Intro
00:24 From models to coding agents
03:07 Gemini 4 pre-training
04:08 Why the frontier is all that matters
06:38 Leading frontier AI at Google
08:53 Why there's no test for AGI
10:58 Early days at DeepMind
15:08 Atari vs. real-world ambiguity
17:18 20 years of deep learning
18:47 The reality of engineering hill climbs
21:05 Why Google is the place to build AGI
22:19 Parallel model development
23:34 The shift to agentic coding
24:57 What makes models more intelligent
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrr2gdbvNFU
27 min
August 02 Introducing Gemini Robotics 2
Google DeepMind researchers introduce Gemini Robotics 2 and discuss whole-body intelligence, dexterity, multi-robot collaboration, and the path toward physical AGI.
Carolina Parada, Stuart Bowers, Kanishka Rao, and Jie Tan from Google DeepMind join host Logan Kilpatrick inside the Gemini Robotics Lab to introduce Gemini Robotics 2, Google DeepMind's new suite of models bringing whole body intelligence, dexterity, and multi-robot collaboration to general purpose robotics. Their conversation covers the arc from reinforcement learning to vision language action models and the open challenge of physical AGI.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rYFDefcq3k
40 min
June 30 Sameer Samat on Android 17 and the Future of Intelligent Computing
Sameer Samat, President of Android at Google, joins host Logan Kilpatrick to discuss Android 17 and what it means to shift from operating systems to intelligence systems. Their conversation covers why Android didn't say the word AI once at the Android Sho
Sameer Samat, President of Android at Google, joins host Logan Kilpatrick to discuss Android 17 and what it means to shift from operating systems to intelligence systems. Their conversation covers why Android didn't say the word AI once at the Android Show, the new Gemini Intelligence feature suite including Rambler, app automation, Superfill, and generative widgets, and what it looks like when Gemini can see the road with you in a live demo inside a Volvo EX60.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvVsdZL2ogY
41 min
June 22 Yossi Matias on the golden age of research
Yossi Matias, Vice President at Google and Head of Google Research, joins host Logan Kilpatrick for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to do research at Google scale. Their conversation explores the "magic cycle” of research from breakthrough
Yossi Matias, Vice President at Google and Head of Google Research, joins host Logan Kilpatrick for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to do research at Google scale. Their conversation explores the "magic cycle” of research from breakthrough to real-world impact across flood forecasting, MedGemma, and the just-launched Gemini for Science. Learn more about AI tools for scientific discovery including Co-Scientist and Empirical Research Assistance (ERA), and topics like speculative decoding, generative UI, and quantum computing milestones including the Willow chip.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPBwadTeph0&t=1s
1 hr 12 min
June 22 Gemini co-leads on project origins and what's next
To mark the launch of Gemini 3.5 Flash, Logan Kilpatrick sat down at Gradient Canopy with four of the people who built it: Jeff Dean, Koray Kavukcuoglu, Noam Shazeer, and Oriol Vinyals. They talked about the origin of the Gemini project, the bet on a sing
To mark the launch of Gemini 3.5 Flash, Logan Kilpatrick sat down at Gradient Canopy with four of the people who built it: Jeff Dean, Koray Kavukcuoglu, Noam Shazeer, and Oriol Vinyals. They talked about the origin of the Gemini project, the bet on a single unified model, why each Flash generation now outperforms the previous Pro, and what's coming next.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hfpLa5wPGo
42 min
June 22 Google I/O 2026 Recap with Logan Kilpatrick, Josh Woodward and Tulsee Doshi
Josh Woodward from Google Labs, Gemini and AI Studio and Tulsee Doshi from Google DeepMind join host Logan Kilpatrick to break down the biggest launches from Google I/O 2026, from Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni to the debut of Gemini Spark. Their conver
Josh Woodward from Google Labs, Gemini and AI Studio and Tulsee Doshi from Google DeepMind join host Logan Kilpatrick to break down the biggest launches from Google I/O 2026, from Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni to the debut of Gemini Spark. Their conversation digs into everything from agent payments and voice to predictions for what comes next.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsDSeMXaCak
33 min
March 12 Google Maps Leaders Talk About Its Biggest Update in 10 Years
Miriam Daniel and David Cronin join host Logan Kilpatrick to unveil the biggest update in Google Maps history. This episode explores the launch of Ask Maps, a conversational experience powered by Gemini 3.0 Pro, and Immersive Navigation, a high-fidelity 3D driving experience. Learn how Gemini is making navigation more intuitive, personalized, and stress-free.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzZFdHzx-Y4
37 min
March 12 Gemini in Workspace: New Ways to Create Faster
Google Workspace VP of Engineering Chandu Thota joins host Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive into the all-new Gemini experience in Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive. Gemini can now pull relevant information from your files, emails and the web to help you go f
Chapters:

1:15 - Gemini in Docs
3:17 - Which models power Workspace
3:45 - AI Overviews in Drive
5:22 - Rollout and availability
6:33 - Reimagining every Workspace canvas
8:58 - Gemini in Calendar
9:50 - The future of the side panel
11:16 - A new way to work
13:18 - AI-powered slide generation
15:08 - User data and privacy
19:07 - Balancing AI innovation and user trust
22:04 - The power of Google Vids
24:42 - The journey to deep canvas integration
28:32 - Vibe coding meets Apps Script
32:42 - AI as a tool for thinking
41 min
March 12 Gemini in Chrome: Your agentic browsing assistant
Rick Osterloh, SVP of Platforms & Devices, and Parisa Tabriz, VP of Chrome, join host Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive into the launch of Gemini in Chrome. They discuss the browser's evolution from a passive window to an active agentic assistant. Learn mo
Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
2:49 - Evolution from web apps to integrated assistants
4:37 - Chrome as a platform for personal context
6:38 - Navigating the context overload problem
7:52 - Transforming media in-context with Nano Banana
9:10 - Solving tab overload with history recall
13:28 - The browser as an automated workflow system
15:50 - Demo: Nano Banana
17:20 - Demo: Auto browse
22:48 - Demo: Agentic research and guardrails
26:04 - Designing for billions
29:14 - Transitioning to agentic web actuation
30:37 - Standards and security in an AI-driven web
35:18 - Infrastructure and investment strategy
39:23 - Empowering knowledge workers
42:11 - Collaboration within Google
44:18 - Safety and the user alignment critic
49 min
February 18 Inside Lyria 3, Google's music generation model
Jeff Chang, Myriam Hamed Torres, and Jason Baldridge from the Google DeepMind team join host Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive into Lyria 3, Google’s latest music generation model. Their conversation explores the transition from simple audio generation to
1:00 - Defining music generation models
1:40 - Lyria as a new instrument
3:05 - Connecting language and creative intent
5:08 - Guest backgrounds and musical journeys
7:57 - Demo: Instrumental funk jam
8:29 - Bridging the gap for non-musicians
12:03 - Demo: Exploring lyrics and vocals
15:07 - The magic of iterative co-creation
15:40 - Meeting users across the expertise spectrum
17:01 - Empowering new musical expressions
18:29 - Emotional and communal impact of music
19:51 - Opportunities for developers and community
21:09 - Real-time vs. song generation models
23:23 - Creating experimental sonic landscapes
25:08 - Demo: Capturing unexpectedness and energy
28:33 - Evaluating music through taste and expertise
31:30 - The diligence of music evaluation
31:52 - The future of Lyria and AI-first workflows
35:07 - Articulating creative vision through languag
37 min

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