A recap of the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026, featuring discussions on AI agents, quantum computing, robotics, and creativity with Google leaders and industry experts.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/IO26_Dialogues_3z680sK.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">A recap of the 2026 I/O Dialogues, where leaders discuss the future of AI, quantum computing, robotics and creativity.
# Catch up on the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026.
Source: [https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/io-2026-dialogues-recap/](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/io-2026-dialogues-recap/)
This week at I/O, the Dialogues stage brought together Google leaders, scientific minds and creative visionaries on the technological breakthroughs helping to shape society and our future\. Highlights include:
- **Beyond the Keynote:**Google CEO Sundar Pichai sat down with Matt Berman, Creator and Founder of Future Forward, to unpack the vision behind I/O's biggest announcements\.
- **AI Agents:**Google’s Josh Woodward, Koray Kavukcuoglu, Liz Reid, and Jeff Dean joined Logan Kilpatrick to discuss how proactive AI agents are transforming productivity\.
- **Quantum & AI:**Google’s Hartmut Neven and James Manyika explored the intersection of quantum computing and AI\.
- **Science:**Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis sat down with Axios’ Mike Allen to highlight AI's role in solving complex scientific problems\.
- **Robotics:**Google DeepMind’s Kanishka Rao and Boston Dynamics’ Alberto Rodriguez unpacked the leap in embodied physical AI with NothingButTech’s Jacklyn Dallas\.
- **Creativity:**Director Doug Liman and 30 Ninjas’ Jed Weintrob and Julina Tatlock sat down with Google's Mira Lane to examine AI's role in pushing the boundaries of cinematic storytelling\.
Watch all the Dialogues on[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsIJuxYe1znksQlhLJ4w8GKCu)\.
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