Ask OCTO: AI grew up and got a job: Lessons from 2025 on agents and trust – AI accelerating science

A cartoon version of Jeff using AI tools for science

Friends, this is another cross-post of an article that was originally published on the Google Cloud blog on December 18, 2025 by Will Grannis, VP and CTO of Google Cloud. I wrote this response to a question from the marketing team, asking the OCTO team to reflect on the most significant AI insights, lessons, and developments of the … Continue reading Ask OCTO: AI grew up and got a job: Lessons from 2025 on agents and trust – AI accelerating science

Ask OCTO: Closing the AI skills gap

Friends, this is another cross-post of an article that was originally published on the Google Cloud blog on November 21, 2024 by Will Grannis, VP and CTO of Google Cloud. I wrote one response to a question from the LinkedIn community, and several of my OCTO colleagues contributed other answers as well. Enjoy, and please submit questions … Continue reading Ask OCTO: Closing the AI skills gap

Ask OCTO: What to know about the data-AI virtuous cycle

Friends, this is a cross-post of an article that was originally published on the Google Cloud blog on September 25, 2024 by Will Grannis, VP and CTO of Google Cloud. I wrote one response to a question from the LinkedIn community, and several of my OCTO colleagues contributed other answers as well. Enjoy, and please submit questions … Continue reading Ask OCTO: What to know about the data-AI virtuous cycle