People of AI

Bibo Xu is a Product Manager at Google DeepMind and leads Gemini's multimodal modeling. This video dives into Google AI's journey from basic voice commands to advanced dialogue systems that comprehend not just what is said, but also tone, emotion, and visual context. Check out this conversation to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in integrating diverse AI capabilities when creating universal assistants. Resources: Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Introducing Bibo Xu 2:40 - Bibo's Journey: From business school to voice AI 3:59 - The genesis of Google Assistant and Google Home 6:50 - Milestones in speech recognition technology 13:30 - Shifting from command-based AI to natural dialogue 19:00 - The power of multimodal AI for human interaction 21:20 - Real-time multilingual translation with LLMs 25:20 - Project Astra: Building a universal assistant 28:40 - Developer challenges in multimodal AI integration 29:50 - Unpacking the "can't see" debugging story 35:10 - The importance of low latency and interruption 38:30 - Seamless dialogue and background noise filtering 40:00 - Redefining human-computer interaction 41:00 - Ethical considerations for humanlike AI 44:00 - Responding to user emotions and frustration 45:50 - Politeness and expectations in AI conversations 49:10 - AI as a catalyst for research and automation 52:00 - The future of AI assistants and tool use 52:40 - AI interacting with interfaces 54:50 - Transforming the future of work and communication 55:19 - AI for enhanced writing and idea generation 57:13 - Conclusion and future outlook for AI development Subscribe to Google for Developers → https://goo.gle/developers Speakers: Bibo Xu, Christina Warren, Ashley Oldacre Products Mentioned: Google AI, Gemini, Generative AI, Android, Google Home, Google Voice, Project Astra, Gemini Live, Google DeepMind

Learn about Jerome Hardaway's incredible journey from military service to self-taught software engineer and founder of Vets Who Code. This video delves into how he built a thriving community, teaching veterans to code and secure jobs in tech. Discover his unique "crawl, walk, run" learning methodology and how he integrates modern AI tools like Gemini and JetBrains into his curriculum, preparing developers for the evolving landscape of software engineering and data science. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction to Jerome Hardaway's journey 1:17 - Vets Who Code: Building a community 2:15 - The "crawl, walk, run" learning process 8:49 - The impact of structured learning 11:00 - The vision for teaching veterans to code 16:10 - Measuring success and defining a "coder" 18:09 - Leveraging AI with Gemini for performance 19:01 - Customizing learning paths with AI 26:42 - Data-driven curriculum and job market trends 29:29 - Quickfire questions: Automating schedules with AI 33:35 - The next problems to solve: Workforce changes and AI 35:29 - The future of AI agents Resources: VetsWhoCode https://vetswhocode.io/ Jerome on Threads https://www.threads.com/@jeromehardaway Vets Who Code GitHub https://github.com/Vets-Who-Code Watch more People of AI → https://goo.gle/PAI Subscribe to Google for Developers → https://goo.gle/developers Speaker: Christina Warren, Jerome Hardaway Products Mentioned: Google AI, Gemini, Generative AI

In this episode of People of AI , we take you behind the scenes of "ANCESTRA," a groundbreaking film that integrates generative artificial intelligence into its core. Hear from the director Eliza McNitt and key collaborators from the Google DeepMind team about how they leveraged AI as a new creative tool, navigated its capabilities and limitations, and ultimately shaped a unique cinematic experience. Understand the future role of AI in filmmaking and its potential for developers and storytellers. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction to Ancestra: AI in filmmaking 3:38 - The Origin Story of ANCESTRA 5:35 - Google DeepMind and Primordial Soup collaboration 11:47 - Veo and the creative process 20:21 - Behind the scenes: Making the film 28:47 - Generating videos: Gemini and Veo tools 38:11 - AI as a creative tool, not a replacement 47:41 - AI's impact and the future of the film industry 53:51 - Generative models: A new kind of camera 57:46 - Rapid fire & conclusion Resources: Ancestra → https://goo.gle/4mVScNW Making of ANCESTRA → https://goo.gle/3JVJil1 Veo 3 → https://goo.gle/4mWn3Kz Veo 3 Documentation → https://goo.gle/46qqFOV Veo 3 Cookbook → https://goo.gle/3VMVFSZ Google Flow → https://goo.gle/3VMVR4F Watch more People of AI → https://goo.gle/PAI Subscribe to Google for Developers → https://goo.gle/developers #PeopleofAI Speaker: Christina Warren, Ashley Oldacre, Eliza McNitt, Ben Wiley, Corey Matthewson, Products Mentioned: Google AI, Gemini, Veo 2, Veo 3

Meet Muhammad Farooq, a machine learning engineer and a YouTuber on the channel @engineerprompt, where he explains AI concepts and builds his own projects. In this episode of People of AI, hosts Ashley and Christina chat with Muhammad about his journey in tech, his open source project localGPT, and how he's helping organizations deploy scalable AI solutions. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:15 From Ph.D to YouTube Creator 4:50 First viral YouTube hit 8:20 RAG and why it matters 11:20 The origins of localGPT 15:20 What has changed with building in the last 2 years 18:35 How AI tools and models have matured 19:50 Becoming a technical manager to LLMs 22:20 What agentic coding has enabled Muhammad to build in localGPT 2.0 27:45 Better maintaining open source projects by leveraging AI 28:50 What to watch out for when building with agentic systems 31:20 Advice for junior developers 35:40 Differences between how junior devs and senior devs use AI tools 39:19 Specs-driven development 41:20 Advice for experimenting with AI tools 42:50 The problem with overly-agreeable LLMs 45:10 Why long-context windows are useful for coding 47:30 Advice for someone launching a tech-focused YouTube channel 51:40 Rapid Fire Questions Resources: @engineerprompt YouTube Channel → https://goo.gle/4m8HCmn localGPT → https://goo.gle/45qwiuH localGPT 2.0 - Building the Best Private RAG System → https://goo.gle/4fwvyJb Muhammad's website → https://goo.gle/47aHaj9 Muhammad on X → https://goo.gle/4lraJjz Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity → https://goo.gle/4oqVGct Watch more People of AI → https://goo.gle/PAI Subscribe to Google for Developers → https://goo.gle/developers #PeopleofAI Speaker: Christina Warren, Ashley Oldacre Products Mentioned: AI

Join hosts Ashley Oldacre and Christinia Warren as they kick off Season 5 of the People of AI podcast with their first guest, Clement Farabet, VP of Research at Google DeepMind. They discuss the evolution of AI, from early neural networks to the latest advancements in large language models and AI agents. Learn how research and product teams work together to bring developers the best tools to build with and are setting the stage for an agentic future. Resources: Clement Farabet → https://goo.gle/3UrbHkO "Attention is all you need" Paper → https://goo.gle/4kTmrmM Google DeepMind Models →https://goo.gle/4f1doPq AI Studio → https://goo.gle/4kSvjJu Agentic systems → https://goo.gle/41aqOmq Watch more People of AI → https://goo.gle/PAI

Meet Ovetta Sampson, Director of UX for AI compute enablement at Google. She shares her unique path from journalism to AI, including her work on groundbreaking projects prioritizing human-centered design principles. Discover valuable insights into making AI more accessible, the importance of responsible development, and more in this episode of People of AI. Resources: Generative AI and creative arms race → https://goo.gle/4jdALHg Lessons Learned from Mixing Data Science and Design Research Methods to Improve Customer Service → https://goo.gle/4jdALHg AI Ethics → https://goo.gle/4aoUpvX

Join Ashley Oldacre as she hosts a conversation with artist Douglas Edrick Stanley and Dean of Research at Geneva University of Art and Design Anthony Masure. They discuss their origin stories, the role of AI in creative fields, and the value of critical thinking in a technology-driven world. Resources: Geneva School of Art and Design: https://goo.gle/4fNLYvh Anthony Masure: https://goo.gle/3PsxiqH Douglas Edric Stanley: https://goo.gle/4gJRu3f Artificial Design: Creation Versus Machine Learning: https://goo.gle/40mIGuy Art school in Aix-en-Provence: https://goo.gle/3PspDIV Caran D'Ache: https://goo.gle/4gKn4xL Drawing and AI: https://goo.gle/4jcmDhF Artists: Varvara & Mar: https://goo.gle/3BX0djF Assembling Intelligence Exhibition: https://goo.gle/3Pslg0x Myth of Janus: https://goo.gle/405CHZL #PeopleofAI

Discover the fascinating world of digital health innovation with a leading expert in vascular surgery and digital health innovation, Dr. Oliver Aalami. In this insightful People of AI episode, Dr. Aalami shares his path to medicine, his passion for integrating technology in patient care, and his role as director of Stanford's Biodesign for Digital Health program. Explore the groundbreaking projects and initiatives shaping the future of healthcare. Resources: Stanford profile → https://goo.gle/49nPZF7 Biodesign for Digital Health → https://goo.gle/4fYf0ZV GitHub Stanford Spezi → https://goo.gle/4g9TZLS 21st Century Cures Act → https://goo.gle/41BwsPV Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:33 - Dr. Alami's journey 6:08 - Biodesign for Digital health intro 24:29 - GitHub Spezi 26:44 - Where does AI come into digital health? 32:50 - Use cases and examples 41:27 - What does it mean to be a person of AI?

Explore the fascinating world of AI and its potential to transform how we work, learn, and create with NotebookLM. Join guests Steven Johnson, Editorial Director of Notebook LM, and Raiza Martin, Senior Product Manager at Google Labs, leading Notebook LM for a deep dive into the inspiration, development, practical use cases, and more in this People of AI episode. Resouces: A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says? → https://goo.gle/3Cub1Wd NotebookLM website→ https://goo.gle/3UZOwPe Create your first notebook→ https://goo.gle/3OflIPc Adjacent possible newsletter → https://goo.gle/3AGpe21 #TensorFlow #PeopleofAI

Join People of AI host Ashley Oldacre as she moderates a panel on Responsible AI at DevFest Silicon Valley. Ashley teams up with four industry experts to discuss their personal journeys in technology and explore the future of AI. Learn how these experts keep responsible AI at the forefront of emerging technologies. Resources: Learn more about the amazing panelists: Jigyasa Grover, Lead, AI & Research at Bordo AI → https://goo.gle/3Z42QJb Deepa Subramanian, Google Developer Expert → https://goo.gle/3AE5P1v Daniel Goncharov, AI Research Engineer, Stanford University School of Medicine → https://goo.gle/40M2hF4 Vikram Tiwari, Lead ML Engineer, Assembled → https://goo.gle/4eJB3m1

Meet Fergus Hurley and Nia Castelly, co-funders of Checks, Google's AI-powered compliance platform. Fergus Hurley, Product Management Director at Google Cloud in addition to General Manager and Co-founder of Checks, and Nia Castelly, Co-Founder and Head of Legal at Checks, share the inner workings of Checks. Discover how they built Checks initially leveraging natural language processing (NLP) and, now Gemini, to review and analyze privacy policies at scale. Learn about their three-step approach that can detect what an app says it does, how they test apps to see what's going on, AI safety measures, Android vitals, and much more in this episode of People of AI. Resources: Checks → https://goo.gle/4ejR81h Code compliance → https://goo.gle/3YGOH30 Blog: Checks, Google's AI-powered privacy platform → https://goo.gle/4fszoSu The new new thing → https://goo.gle/3ChItPK GDPR → https://goo.gle/3NVO0hg Android Vitals → https://goo.gle/3YTs9xu The Singularity is Near → https://goo.gle/4fzcMQ5

Meet today's guests Sam Sepah and Thad Starner. Sam Sepah, an AI/ML Research Manager at Google, drives innovation in accessibility technology for users with deafness and other disabilities. Thad Starner is a Georgia Tech Professor, wearable computing pioneer, and staff research scientist at Google working on sign language recognition. Explore the transformative impact of AI on sign language recognition and accessibility from the Kaggle competition to Pop Sign AI, and much more! Resources: Kaggle → https://goo.gle/3YCcjau Kaggle Competitions → https://goo.gle/3NDqzcz PopSign Game → https://goo.gle/3UinxhJ Precious PopSign Kaggle Competition → https://goo.gle/3Ui5s3q #PeopleofAI

Join hosts Ashley Oldacre and Gus Martins as they kick off Season 4 of the People of AI podcast! In this episode, enjoy a conversation about how much has changed in the AI landscape the past 2 years, how it is impacting us and what that means to be a person of AI today. Listen to the conversation as the hosts explore the different ways people are using and interacting with AI, from researchers to developers, and the everyday person, how to become a person of AI and how to stay up-to-date with this evolution. Resources: Gemma quickstart → https://goo.gle/406JjIM Gemini API quickstart → https://goo.gle/3YcFU8O Build with Google A → https://goo.gle/4hbAp38

Join host Ashley Oldacre and guest Sachin Kotwani, Google's On-Device ML Lead for a second special Google I/O episode. This interview dives deep into the world of Edge AI. Learn about the value, advantages and the future of on-device AI, and how it's already making waves through initiatives like Project Game Face, and much more. Resources: Andrew Ng's DeepLearning.AI course → https://goo.gle/3xS1Z3j ML Kit → https://goo.gle/3XIwqne Sachin on Google AI Edge at Google I/O → https://goo.gle/3VMC3hE Google AI Edge website → https://goo.gle/3xuSmHW Project Gameface → https://goo.gle/4cBeLlE AI Edge Torch → https://goo.gle/3XMsule LLM On-Device with MediaPipe and TensorFlow Lite → https://goo.gle/3La0KQa Model Explorer → https://goo.gle/3RRqapE

Resources: Top AI developer news from Google IO 2024 → https://goo.gle/3VZhwry Google I/O 2024 recap → https://goo.gle/3RL8Pyi Project Astr →: https://goo.gle/3W2rloI Google AI Studio → https://goo.gle/4eCP6e5 Colab → https://goo.gle/3VJ421P Kaggle → https://goo.gle/3RKKZ65 Anders Hejlsberg → https://goo.gle/3VYolcE The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle → https://goo.gle/45IWbWh Jaron Lanier → https://goo.gle/3xpjW9r Range by David Epstein → https://goo.gle/45J3zkP Games: Flappy Bird Game → https://goo.gle/4bqTcD7

Meet François Chollet, creator of Keras, software engineer, and AI researcher at Google. Join François and hosts Ashley Oldacre and Gus Martins as they discuss how Keras 3 was created, integrating Keras 3 with Gemma and Kaggle, artificial general intelligence (AGI), and much more! Resources: François Chollet research → https://goo.gle/443V3vG Deep Learning With Python, Second Edition → https://goo.gle/3UnpdH1 Intelligence: On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines → https://goo.gle/3xDE33s Researcher Pierre-Yves Oudeyer → https://goo.gle/3W8a39V Monty Hall Challenge → https://goo.gle/3VYXAW5 Machine Learning: Keras 3 → https://goo.gle/3JqRgis Gemma on Keras → https://goo.gle/49Q0pfy The ARC challenge on Kaggle → https://goo.gle/3xQsDcr

Meet Tina Huang, a YouTuber and the Founder of Lonely Octopus, a program that teaches students AI skills and then matches them with real companies to work on developing AI solutions. Ashley Oldacre and Tina Huang discuss how to incorporate AI into your career, unfair advantages and identity capital, if AI will steal our jobs, and much more on this podcast People of AI episode. Resources: Tina Huang's YouTube Channel → https://goo.gle/3VW2O50 Which jobs will survive AI → https://goo.gle/3xz0BlT Lunch and Learn → https://goo.gle/4cPjO2L Lonely Octopus → https://goo.gle/3TXuvrc The Defining Decade & Identity Capital → https://goo.gle/3TXukfE The Unfair Advantage → https://goo.gle/3vUMNkY The Future of Jobs Report 2023 → https://goo.gle/3vVBSHJ AI Exposure and Complementarity → https://goo.gle/43QTGR7 Building Agents → https://goo.gle/43QTVeZ Gemma: Introducing new state-of-the-art open models → https://goo.gle/3UYQksT Fine-Tuning Gemma Models in Hugging Face → https://goo.gle/3TiAU1m Gemma models in Kaggle → https://goo.gle/48ypQ4p Shining Brighter Together: Google's Gemma Optimized to Run on NVIDIA GPUs → https://goo.gle/3Tf1wjA Google AI Studios → https://goo.gle/3P3eCxM Gemini Era links: Announcement → https://goo.gle/3uYRhGM Gemini API → https://goo.gle/3T1kmJS

Meet Tris Warkentin, Product Management lead for Google DeepMind's next-generation AI research, working to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Learn about the Gemini ecosystem and Google's newest family of open models, Gemma! Discover what it can do and why this is a monumental step for the developer community. Unpack the power and exciting new capabilities this will unleash in the hands of developers and how this has been a long tradition in Google history. Dive into what it means to release a generative model like this into the public, addressing potential concerns and the Responsible AI measures in place to mitigate unethical use. Learn about AGI, Tris's start in the tech industry as a technical writing intern, and more on this People of AI episode hosted by Ashley and Gus! Resources: Gemma links: Gemma Developer Day 2024 → https://goo.gle/4as2nnu Gemma: Introducing new state-of-the-art open models → https://goo.gle/3UYQksT Fine-Tuning Gemma Models in Hugging Face → https://goo.gle/3TiAU1m Gemma models in Kaggle → https://goo.gle/48ypQ4p Shining Brighter Together: Google's Gemma Optimized to Run on NVIDIA GPUs → https://goo.gle/3Tf1wjA Google AI Studios → https://goo.gle/3P3eCxM Gemini Era links: Announcement → https://goo.gle/3uYRhGM Gemini API → https://goo.gle/3T1kmJS Responsible AI: Conversation with Tulsee Doshi → https://goo.gle/4a75OzA Responsible Generative AI Toolkit → https://goo.gle/4czolWO Levels of AGI: Operationalizing Progress on the Path to AGI → https://goo.gle/3TJMKR4 Carl McBride Notebook → https://goo.gle/3vEgfM0

Meet Kathleen Kenealy, a Software Engineer at Google DeepMind, working on the next generation of large language models (LLMs) and open models. In the episode we talk about Gemma, Google's newest family of lightweight, state-of-the-art open models built from the same research and technology used to create the Gemini models. Join us as we unpack the history and the importance of open technology at Google and the advantages and risks of sharing cutting edge technology with the world. We learn how that open technology started Kathleen on her own journey into AI. Kathleen shares her experience growing her team from being the only team member at first working on Gemma, growing up loving STEM, her graduate school experience working with AI Chatbots, and more on this episode of People of AI hosted by Ashley Oldacre! Resources: Gemma links: Gemma: Introducing new state-of-the-art open models → https://goo.gle/3UYQksT Fine-Tuning Gemma Models in Hugging Face → https://goo.gle/3TiAU1m Gemma models in Kaggle → https://goo.gle/48ypQ4p Shining Brighter Together: Google's Gemma Optimized to Run on NVIDIA GPUs → https://goo.gle/3Tf1wjA Google AI Studios → https://goo.gle/3P3eCxM Gemini Era links: Announcement → https://goo.gle/3uYRhGM Gemini API → https://goo.gle/3T1kmJS TensorFlow → https://goo.gle/3BwLZSN Responsible AI: Conversation with Tulsee Doshi → https://goo.gle/4a75OzA Responsible Generative AI Toolkit → https://goo.gle/4czolWO

Meet Jeanine Banks, VP and GM of the Developer X and Developer Relations Business at Google. In this role, she empowers millions of developers to build AI enabled businesses and applications for billions of users worldwide. Hear about the latest Google AI ecosystem of tools from Gemini and Gemma to Projet IDX. Learn about her journey into the tech industry, solving real-world problems with AI, and how she is growing, connecting and supporting developer communities through multiple channels and events. Resources: Gemma links: Gemma: Introducing new state-of-the-art open models → https://goo.gle/3UYQksT Fine-Tuning Gemma Models in Hugging Face → https://goo.gle/3TiAU1m Gemma models in Kaggle → https://goo.gle/48ypQ4p Shining Brighter Together: Google's Gemma Optimized to Run on NVIDIA GPUs → https://goo.gle/3Tf1wjA Google AI Studios → https://goo.gle/3P3eCxM Gemini Era links: Announcement → https://goo.gle/3uYRhGM Gemini API → https://goo.gle/3T1kmJS Project IDX → https://goo.gle/3Pq6HLx Introducing Project IDX → https://goo.gle/49Aib6W