Gemini 2.0 and the Evolution of Agentic AI with Oriol Vinyals

In this episode, Hannah is joined by Oriol Vinyals, VP of Drastic Research and Gemini co-lead. They discuss the evolution of agents from single-task models to more general-purpose models capable of broader applications, like Gemini. Vinyals guides Hannah through the two-step process behind multi modal models: pre-training (imitation learning) and post-training (reinforcement learning). They discuss the complexities of scaling and the importance of innovation in architecture and training processes. They close on a quick whirlwind tour of some of the new agentic capabilities recently released by Google DeepMind.
Note: To see all of the full length demos, including unedited versions, and other videos related to Gemini 2.0 head to YouTube (youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqYmG7hTraZD8qyQmEf…).
Future reading/watching:
• Gemini 2.0 (deepmind.google )
• Decoding Google Gemini with Jeff Dean (youtube.com/watch?v=lH74gNeryhQ&;)
• Gaming, Goats & General Intelligence with Frederic Besse (youtube.com/watch?v=64pndvbbokA)
Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:
Presenter: Professor Hannah Fry
Series Producer: Dan Hardoon
Editor: Rami Tzabar, TellTale Studios
Commissioner & Producer: Emma Yousif
Music composition: Eleni Shaw
Camera Director and Video Editor: Bernardo Resende
Audio Engineer: Perry Rogantin
Video Studio Production: Nicholas Duke
Video Editor: Bilal Merhi
Video Production Design: James Barton
Visual Identity and Design: Eleanor Tomlinson
Commissioned by Google DeepMind
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