Google Expands Agentic AI Developer Festival
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According to AI TIMES, Google will hold its global developer event, "DevFest 2026," from October 1 to December 31 and step up efforts to str…
According to AI TIMES, Google will hold its global developer event, "DevFest 2026," from October 1 to December 31 and step up efforts to strengthen development capabilities for the era of agentic AI. This year’s event will be held in more than 800 sessions across 115 countries, with the core theme set as "Build, Secure, Scale." Rather than simply introducing new tools, the event will focus on addressing the challenges developers face in building real services, securely deploying them, and scaling operations. The hands-on programs will give participants direct experience with AI models, developer tools, cloud services, and app development technologies, while also offering opportunities to write code and experiment with architecture. In particular, the program will also include sessions for implementing and testing AI not as a simple response tool, but as an agent that connects and executes multiple tasks and systems. The event is structured so that local communities design the agenda and format to fit their own needs, rather than having headquarters run it in a one-size-fits-all way, giving it a strong emphasis on expanding both technical learning and collaborative networks.
Perspective
The significance of this event lies in showing that the center of gravity in the generative AI race is shifting away from demonstrating model performance itself and toward the ability to actually build, deploy, and operate products. In particular, the decision to place security and scalability on the same footing as rapid development suggests that, as agentic AI moves beyond the experimentation stage and into production systems, developers’ roles and evaluation criteria are changing. The community-led structure also points to the possibility of accelerating technology adoption while fostering a more hands-on ecosystem that goes beyond learning a specific tool.
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Source: AI TIMES
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