GDM’s Pushmeet Kohli on solving science's biggest challenges with AI
GDM’s Pushmeet Kohli on solving science's biggest challenges with AI  
Podcast: Google AI: Release Notes
Published On: Mon Sep 15 2025
Description: Pushmeet Kohli, Head of Science and Strategic Initiatives at Google DeepMind, joins host Logan Kilpatrick to explore the intersection of AI and scientific discovery. Learn how the team's unique problem-solving framework led to innovations like AlphaFold and AlphaEvolve, and how new tools like AI Co-scientist aim to democratize these types of breakthroughs for everyone. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7mdsL6BHskChapters: 0:00 - Intro1:04 - Recent Alpha launches02:15 - Framework for selecting research domains06:21  - Scientific, commercial and social impact15:00 - Wielding AGI for breakthroughs16:48 - Tech transfer and team collaboration19:46  -  IMO Gold Medal21:42  - Evaluating math proofs22:55 - From specialized models to Deep Think24:22 -  Do math skills generalize?25:53 - Generalizing the IMO model27:43 - Democratizing AI science tools30:09 - AI Co-scientist35:17 - An API for science?