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Re: Gemini 3

#431

Just generated a bunch of 3D CAD models using Gemini 3.0 to see how it compares in spatial understanding and it's heaps better than anything currently out there - not only intelligence but also speed. Will run extended benchmarks later, let me know if you want to see actual data.

Is observed speed meaningful for a model preview? Isn’t it likely to go down once usage goes up?

Re: Gemini 3

#432

What is Gemini 3 under the hood? Is it still just a basic LLM based on transformers? Or are there all kinds of other ML technologies bolted on now? I feel like I've lost the plot.

The industry is still seeing how far they can take transformers. We've yet to reach a dollar value where it stops being worth pumping money into them.

Re: Gemini 3

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You're absolutely right! The AI said it, so it must be true!

At least read what you respond to... Imagine thinking Yudkowsky was NOT a central figure in the Zizians story.

You literally quoted the LLMs output verbatim as your proof.

Edit: And upon skimming the article at the points where Yudkowsky's name is mentioned, I 100% agree with stickfigure.

I challenge you to name one way in which the story falls apart without the mention of Yudkowsky.

Re: Gemini 3

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post #366

Static Pelican is boring. First attempt: Generate SVG animation of following: 1 - There is High fantasy mage tower with a top window a dome 2 - Green goblin come in front of tower with a torch 3 - Grumpy old mage with beard appear in a tower window in high purple hat 4 - Mage sends fireball that burns goblin and all screen is covered in fire. Camera view must be from behind of goblin back so we basically look at towe…

Wow, that's very impressive

Re: Gemini 3

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I also used Gemini 3 Pro Preview. It finished it 271s = 4m31s. Sadly, the answer was wrong. It also returned 8 "sources", like stackexchange.com, youtube.com, mpmath.org, ncert.nic.in, and kangaroo.org.pk, even though I specifically told it not to use websearch. Still a useful tool though. It definitely gets the majority of the insights. Prompt: https://aistudio.google.com/app/prompts?state=%7B%22ids%22:%...

The requested prompt does not exist or you do not have access. If you believe the request is correct, make sure you have first allowed AI Studio access to your Google Drive, and then ask the owner to share the prompt with you.

I thought this was a joke at first. It actually needs drive access to run someone else's prompt. Wild.

Re: Gemini 3

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It’s a common pattern for upstarts to embrace openness as a way to differentiate and gain a foothold then become progressively less open once they get bigger. Android is a great example.

Last I checked, Android is still open source (as AOSP) and people can do whatever-the-f-they-want with the source code. Are we defining open differently?

Core is open source but for a device to be "Android compatible" and access the Google Play Store and other Google services, it must meet specific requirements from Google's Android Compatibility Program. These additional proprietary components are what make the final product closed source.

The Android Open Source Project is not Android.

Re: Gemini 3

#438
Who wants to bet they benchmaxxed ARC-AGI-2? Nothing in their release implies they found some sort of "secret sauce" that justifies the jump.

Maybe they are keeping that itself secret, but more likely they probably just have had humans generate an enormous number of examples, and then synthetically build on that.

No benchmark is safe, when this much money is on the line.

Re: Gemini 3

#439
I continue to not use Gemini as I can’t have my data not trained but also have chat history at the same time.

Yes, I know the Workspaces workaround, but that’s silly.

Re: Gemini 3

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post #87

I've been so happy to see Google wake up. Many can point to a long history of killed products and soured opinions but you can't deny theyve been the great balancing force (often for good) in the industry. - Gmail vs Outlook - Drive vs Word - Android vs iOS - Worklife balance and high pay vs the low salary grind of before. Theyve done heaps for the industry. Im glad to see signs of life. Particularly in their P/E whic…

They've poisoned the internet with their monopoly on advertising, the air pollution of the online world, which is an transgression that far outweighs any good they might have done. Much of the negative social effects of being online come from the need to drive more screen time, more engagement, more clicks, and more ad impressions firehosed into the faces of users for sweet, sweet, advertiser money. When Google final…

Suppressed wages to colluding with Apple to not poach.
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