Google DeepMind on Local Models, Open Source & the Future of AI Competition

In this exclusive interview from Google I/O, I speak with Omar Sanseviero and Paige Bailey from Google DeepMind about the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

We discuss the rise of local models, the growing importance of open source and open models, the role of developer communities, and how global competition — especially from China — is shaping the next phase of artificial intelligence.

A conversation about where AI is heading next: from frontier labs to local inference, from closed systems to open ecosystems, and from model releases to real-world developer adoption.