Koray Kavukcuoglu: “This Is How We Are Going to Build AGI”
From Google AI: Release Notes by Google AI
November 25, 2025 · 49 min · Episode 19
About this episode
Logan Kilpatrick interviews Koray Kavukcuoglu about Gemini 3 and advancements in AI research.
Join Logan Kilpatrick and Koray Kavukcuoglu, CTO of Google DeepMind and Chief AI Architect of Google, as they discuss Gemini 3 and the state of AI! Their conversation includes the reception of Gemini 3, the ongoing advancements in AI research, and the role of benchmarks in pushing new frontiers. They explore critical areas for Gemini's focus, emphasizing instruction following, tool calls, and internationalization, alongside Google's collaborative approach to AI development.
People in this episode
Host: Logan Kilpatrick
Guest: Koray Kavukcuoglu
Topics covered
- AGI
- AI research
- Gemini 3
- instruction following
- tool calls
- internationalization
- collaborative AI development
Keywords
- AGI
- AI
- Gemini 3
- Koray Kavukcuoglu
- Google DeepMind
- instruction following
- tool calls
- internationalization
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google DeepMind, Google
Products: Gemini 3
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