• 26 minutes 46 seconds
    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
    3 September 2026, 12:59 pm
  • 39 minutes 13 seconds
    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
    2 August 2026, 8:24 pm
  • 40 minutes 9 seconds
    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
    30 June 2026, 7:06 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    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
    22 June 2026, 5:55 pm
  • 41 minutes 59 seconds
    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
    22 June 2026, 4:42 pm
  • 32 minutes 8 seconds
    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

    22 June 2026, 4:28 pm
  • 36 minutes 3 seconds
    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

    12 March 2026, 9:48 pm
  • 40 minutes 12 seconds
    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

    12 March 2026, 9:38 pm
  • 48 minutes 31 seconds
    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

    12 March 2026, 9:36 pm
  • 36 minutes 38 seconds
    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

    18 February 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 31 seconds
    Project Genie: Create and explore worlds
    Diego Rivas, Shlomi Fruchter, and Jack Parker-Holder from the Project Genie team join host Logan Kilpatrick for an in-depth discussion on Google DeepMind’s latest breakthrough in world models. Project Genie is an experimental research prototype that allow

    Chapters:
    00:00 - Intro and defining world models and RL roots
    01:51 - Demo: Goldfish and shark in underwater world
    04:59 - Project Genie gallery
    06:31 - Physics, remixing, and UI prompts
    11:00 - Demo: Nano Banana mascot “Bob”
    13:20 - Constraints, generation limits, and infrastructure
    17:04 - Trusted testers and robotics future
    28:34 - Frontier prompting and universal simulation
    29:27 - Cross-Google collaboration
    31:16 - Adoption timelines and impact
    34:16 - Model generalization and historical context
    38:52 - Hardware limits and the slope of progress

    30 January 2026, 5:45 pm
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