Google’s Hayete Gallot: AI won’t replace developers, but data sovereignty can’t be ignored

At Google Cloud Summit London, Hayete Gallot reassured developers that critical thinking—not coding syntax—will remain their edge in the AI era. While AI assistants reshape workflows, she argued, the craft lies in asking the right questions. Gallot also spotlighted a surge in demand for cloud sovereignty, with customers increasingly pressing for data boundaries, dedicated infrastructures, and even air-gapped systems to keep control firmly in their hands.