Alex Kantrowitz·2025-10-26 13:59Research Focus Areas - Google Research explores cancer treatment using LLMs to generate hypotheses validated in living cells [1] - Google Research is working on Quantum computing, with a "13,000x" result [1] - Google Research is involved in long-term research projects like Earth AI and flood forecasting [1] Research & Product Relationship - The discussion covers the relationship between research and product development at Google [1] - The research product loop turns research papers into products [1] - The conversation touches on the balance between breakthrough research and innovation [1] AI & Researchers - The podcast explores whether AI can automate a researcher's job [1] - Google believes AI will lead to more, not fewer, researchers [1] - Google is attracting researchers across various disciplines beyond GenAI [1]