Inside AI Strategy With Google Cloud's CTO
CXOTALK, Monday, October 13th, 2025
Will Grannis, CTO of Google Cloud, shares Google's AI strategy and explains what enterprise leaders must know about autonomous agents, multimodal models, and the next inflection point in artificial intelligence in CXOTalk episode 897.
Artificial intelligence is no longer emerging, and enterprise leaders face critical decisions about which capabilities to adopt, when to deploy them, and how to prepare for what's next. We speak with Will Grannis, Chief Technology Officer of Google Cloud, for an insider's view on Google's AI strategy and its implications for enterprise transformation.
Will discusses Google's vision for autonomous AI agents and explains why the company made a fundamental architectural decision to focus on native multimodal models with Gemini. The conversation examines tough lessons Google has learned about deploying AI in production, the organizational challenges that often outweigh technology issues, and common patterns behind successful enterprise AI adoption.
Join this strategic conversation for executives navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape to gain clarity on where to invest, what to avoid, and how to position your organization for the age of agentic AI.