Please support our sponsor Emeritus:Explore executive education programs from Emeritus, in collaboration with top universities:https://cxotalk.partner.emeritus.org/=======Will Grannis, Chief Technology Officer of Google Cloud, explains Google's vision for agentic AI and multimodel LLMs, including these key topics on CXOTalk #897:-- The latest AI news from Google-- Why "AI as judge" determines whether your agent deployment scales or stalls-- How regulated industries have an unexpected advantage in agent adoption-- The hidden organizational rules that break agent workflows-- Why generic AI models alone provide zero competitive differentiation-- How multimodal AI changes customer support from chat to visual problem-solving-- The evaluation architecture behind successful agent deployments-- Why CEOs must participate directly in AI experimentation Show notes and resources: https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/google-clouds-cto-inside-the-ai-strategy Newsletter: www.cxotalk.com/subscribe LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cxotalk Twitter: twitter.com/cxotalk#agenticai #cxotalk #googlecloudChapters:00:00 Google's AI Strategy and Agent Development04:07 Gemini Enterprise: Google's Unified AI Platform08:21 Best Practices for Agent Deployment and Future Trends11:25 Modernizing Customer Support with Multimodal Experiences13:24 AI as a Judge: Evaluating and Automating Decision Processes16:55 Continuous Improvement Through Small Adjustments17:15 The Evolution and Challenges of AI Agents18:57 ️ Task-Specific vs. Role-Based AI Agents25:00 Organizational Challenges in AI Agent Implementation28:58 Customizing AI for Industry-Specific Applications31:20 Practical AI Integration for Businesses and Public Services38:24 Challenges and Success Factors in AI Deployment41:27 The Role of Leaders in AI Adoption43:25 Multimodal AI and NanoBanana45:17 Practical AI Development and Future Trends