Subvolts take Explore Google's AI research cycle and its impact on science with Google Research VP Yossi Matias. Jun 22, 2026 - Developers
- Learn about advanced AI techniques like speculative decoding and generative UI used in Google's research.
- Business
- Understand how Google translates AI research into real-world impact across various sectors, including science and forecasting.
This interview features a key leader from Google Research discussing their AI advancements and future directions.
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Google Research VP Yossi Matias discusses Google's research process, from breakthroughs to real-world applications. Host Logan Kilpatrick explores topics like flood forecasting, MedGemma, and the new Gemini for Science. The conversation covers AI tools for scientific discovery, speculative decoding, generative UI, and quantum computing milestones.
Google's head of research talks about how they turn big ideas into helpful tools. They discuss using AI for things like predicting floods and helping scientists make discoveries faster, showing how smart computers can aid human progress.
This episode offers insight into how Google conducts large-scale AI research and translates it into practical applications. It's for anyone interested in the future of AI in science and technology, from researchers to business leaders. The discussion on Gemini for Science and AI tools for discovery directly relates to current efforts by Google and other frontier labs to accelerate scientific progress with AI.
- HostLogan Kilpatrick
- GuestYossi MatiasVice President at Google and Head of Google Research, Google
- Guest: Yossi Matias, Vice President at Google and Head of Google Research
- Show: Google AI: Release Notes
- Host: Logan Kilpatrick
- Length: 72 minutes
- Topics Covered: Research cycle, flood forecasting, MedGemma, Gemini for Science, Co-Scientist, ERA, speculative decoding, generative UI, quantum computing, Willow chip
- MedGemma
- Yossi Matias
- A Google AI project likely related to medical applications.
- Gemini for Science
- Yossi Matias
- A version of Google's Gemini AI specifically designed for scientific research.
- speculative decoding
- Yossi Matias
- A technique to speed up AI model generation by predicting future outputs.
- generative UI
- Yossi Matias
- User interfaces created or enhanced by AI, often for design or content generation.
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Questions people ask
- What is the 'magic cycle' of research?
- The episode explores the research cycle from breakthrough discoveries to their application in the real world.
- What AI tools for scientific discovery are discussed?
- The conversation mentions tools like Co-Scientist and Empirical Research Assistance (ERA) for scientific discovery.
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