Where the Internet Lives

In our season finale, Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Google’s founder of the Paradigms of Intelligence (Pi) team, offers a provocative take on what intelligence actually is, and what it could become. He predicts our collective intelligence will overcome disruptions and lead us to greater freedoms and possibilities, and a greater quality of life. And that ever-expanding, ever-wiser intelligence carries remarkable potential to help us solve some of our biggest challenges, including the climate crisis and elimination of disease.  In this episode, Blaise also digs into his ambitious work with Project Suncatcher, a bold research moonshot exploring how we can someday tap abundant space-based solar energy to fuel the next generation of AI.

In an era of climate instability, two innovators are using AI to reimagine agriculture from the soil up.  Anastasia Volkova, CEO of Regrow Ag, traces her path from a family farm in Ukraine to building technology that helps farmers worldwide adopt regenerative practices. We also meet Brad Zamft, CEO of Heritable Agriculture, an Alphabet Moonshot project using advanced AI models to decode plant genetics and shrink crop-breeding timelines from years to months. Together, they explain how data, computation, and modeling are transforming agriculture into a more resilient, sustainable system — and how AI is helping secure the future of global food production. Watch our complimentary documentary in which Brad Zamft takes us first into his lab and then to Ontario, Canada, where Heritable’s work revolutionizing strawberry genetics is making a remarkable impact in the green fields of Tamberry Farms.

Lucia Tian, Head of advanced energy technologies at Google focused on scaling geothermal, nuclear, and carbon capture. She discusses scaling advanced geothermal and next‑gen nuclear, carbon capture pilots, designing data-center loads to help the grid, and using AI to optimize energy systems. Short, forward-looking takes on powering AI with clean, reliable electricity.

Aarvi Khandelwal, a 12-year-old coder from North Carolina who builds AI apps for disaster preparedness. Tara Chklovski, founder and CEO of Technovation who empowers girls worldwide to build apps and learn AI. They discuss teaching AI to underrepresented youth, building real-world problem-led projects, scaling global impact, and how young creators are shaping inclusive tech futures.

Oana (Awana) Jinga, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Dexory, builds tall autonomous robots and AI to map warehouses in real time. She talks about transforming opaque storage into observable spaces. She describes the 15m telescopic robot, layered AI for perception and navigation, real-world audits in data centers, and how robotics shift operations toward sustainability and smarter decision-making.

Partha Ranganathan, Google engineering fellow who shaped modern data center design, explains how data centers evolved into ultra-efficient computational engines. He discusses how cloud scale and specialized accelerators boost efficiency. He explores AI-driven demands on memory, network, and chips. He also covers using AI to optimize cooling, scheduling, and hardware design.

Wendy Tan White, CEO of Intrinsic and former founder/investor in hardware and AI startups, talks about making robotics and AI accessible for smaller manufacturers. She explains software that lets robots see, feel, and adapt. Discussions cover reconfigurable factory layouts, simulation for safe deployment, cloud-trained robot vision, and how automation can upskill workers and enable small-batch customization.

The collision of AI and artistry has ignited intense debate about the future of creative work, the value of originality, and what it means to make something truly human. In this episode, Mira Lane, Google’s VP of Technology and Society, joins musician and filmmaker Will Hatcher (aka King Willonious) — the creator of what many consider the world’s first AI-generated hit song — to explore this rapidly evolving landscape.They unpack how tools like Google’s Music Sandbox and the film creation platform Flow are reshaping creative workflows. Hatcher shares how his “studio in a backpack” helps him level the playing field, making the case that AI doesn’t replace imagination — it expands it.Together, they sketch a hopeful vision of a future where technology becomes a catalyst for bold, boundary-pushing new art.Watch our complimentary documentary in which King Willonious invites us into his rich world of constant creativity in New York City, and shows us how he uses AI to bring projects to life in real-time.

Chris Gibson, Co-founder and CEO of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, speaks about revolutionizing drug discovery by blending AI and massive wet-lab experiments. He illustrates how their approach is like creating a "Google Maps" for human biology, which could significantly improve the speed and accuracy of developing new medicines. Gibson also discusses the potential of mapping cancer treatments and the impact of automation on medical research jobs, revealing a future where algorithms guide treatment options before they reach patients.

Andrew McAfee, a principal research scientist at MIT and author focusing on how digital technologies shape society, delves into AI’s transformative power. He draws parallels between the current AI boom and historical industrial revolutions, emphasizing how past breakthroughs redefined work and productivity. McAfee discusses the potential of AI to create new roles despite fears of job loss and highlights its promise to tackle critical issues like energy and disease. He offers an optimistic view of AI's future impact, suggesting we're just at the beginning of this transformation.