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May 1
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Episode 236 - AI, Agents, and Sphere Mag...

Mark and Allen
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Join Allen Firstenberg and Alice Keeler, the Two Voice Devs, live from Day 1 of Google Cloud Next 2025 in Las Vegas! In this episode, recorded amidst the energy of the show floor, Allen and Alice dive into the major announcements and highlights impacting developers, especially those interested in AI and conversational interfaces.

Alice, known as the "Queen of Spreadsheets" and a Google Developer Expert for Workspace and App Sheet, shares her unique perspective on using accessible tools like App Script for real-world solutions, contrasting it with the high-end tech on display.

They unpack the new suite of generative AI models announced, including Veo for video, Chirp 3 for audio, Lyric for sound generation, and updates to Imagen, all available on Vertex AI. They recount the breathtaking private premiere at Sphere, discussing how Google DeepMind's cutting-edge AI enhanced the classic Wizard of Oz film, expanding and interpolating scenes that never existed – and connect this advanced technology back to tools developers can use today.

A major focus is the new Agent Builder, a tool poised to revolutionize how developers create multimodal AI agents capable of natural voice, text, and image interactions, demonstrated through exciting examples. They discuss the accessibility of this tool for developers of all levels and its potential to automate tedious tasks and create entirely new user experiences.

Plus, they touch on the new Agent to Agent Protocol for complex AI workflows, updates to AI Studio, and the production readiness of the Gemini 2.0 Live API.

Get a developer's take on the biggest news from Google Cloud Next 2025 Day 1 and a look ahead to the developer keynote.


More Info:

* Google Developers Program: https://goo.gle/google-for-developers

* Next 2025 Announcements: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/google-cloud-next-2025-wrap-up


00:00:31 Welcome to Google Cloud Next 2025

00:01:18 Meet Alice Keeler: Math Teacher, GDE, and App Script Developer

00:03:44 App Script: Accessible Development & Real-World Solutions

00:05:40 Cloud Next 2025 Day 1 Keynote Highlights

00:06:18 New Generative AI Models: Veo (Video), Chirp 3 (Audio), Lyric (Sound), Imagen Updates

00:09:00 The Sphere Experience & DeepMind's Wizard of Oz AI Enhancement

00:14:00 From Hollywood Magic to Public Tools: Vertex AI Capabilities

00:16:30 Agent Builder: The Future of AI Agents & Accessible Development

00:23:37 Agent to Agent Protocol: Enabling Complex AI Workflows

00:25:20 Other Developer News: AI Studio Revamp & Gemini 2.0 Live API

00:26:30 Connecting with Experts & Discovering What's Next


#GoogleCloudNext #GCNext #LasVegasSphere #SpehereLasVegas #TwoVoiceDevs #AI #GenerativeAI #VertexAI #Gemini #AgentBuilder #AppScript #Developers #LowCode #NoCode #AIInEducation #AIDevelopment #ConversationalAI #VoiceAI #MachineLearning #WizardOfOz

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