Comment by mattlondon
14 hours ago
Wow this comes after what - 3 or 4 weeks since 3.7 Flash, which was also 3 or 4 weeks after 3.6 Flash IIRC?
I eagerly wait more info but sounds like Deepmind without Demis calling the shots has been unleashed and are operating at full speed? Shocker!
At this point it is a meme of course, but where is 3.5 Pro :)
According to the WSJ, 3.5 Pro is reportedly being skipped entirely, making Gemini 4 the next flagship model after post-training.
https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2094937419615502370
Now i am awaiting Gemini 3.11 "For Workgroups" to be released early December...
With Gemini 95 following soon after.
A month is not enough time for any meaningful change in an organization the size of Deepmind/Google. These models were surely the result of work streams and teams that started under Demis. I think Demis can safely feel proud Deepmind is getting back on track.
Reports are that he checked out of day to day work well before his reassignment.
Sometimes it is hard for a scientist by nature to build and iterate and lead revenue generating products.