Gemini 3 Goes Live, Bezos Backs Prometheus, and Nvidia Drops Apollo

Brian and Andy opened the show reacting to Gemini 3’s release, noting how quickly Google pushed it out after weeks of leaks. They framed the episode around three big storylines: Gemini 3 going live, the Prometheus project finally confirmed, and a wave of world model announcements across the industry.Key Points DiscussedGemini 3 officially launches with big jumps in reasoning, vision, and real time grounding.Google positions Gemini 3 as a direct competitor to GPT 5.1 and Claude 3.7.Early tests show major improvements in planning and tool use, but hallucinations still appear in edge cases.Jeff Bezos backs the Prometheus physical AI project, aiming to merge robotics, sensors, and world models.Elon Musk announces Grok 4.1, claiming large upgrades in memory and multi step reasoning.Nvidia reveals Apollo, a physics aligned world model intended for robotics and simulation.Debate over whether world models will replace Transformers or merge into hybrid systems.Anthropic updates Claude to improve tool calling and reduce slowdowns seen over the last week.New research shows world model agents may outperform LLM agents in long horizon tasks.Discussion on AI ecosystems pulling away from single model usage and toward fully integrated systems.Timestamps & Topics00:00:00 💡 Intro and Gemini 3 launch00:04:22 🤖 First reactions to Gemini 3 performance00:09:48 ⚙️ Tool use improvements and early benchmark noise00:13:40 🔍 Comparing Gemini 3 to GPT 5.1 and Claude00:17:22 🚀 Prometheus project confirmed with Bezos backing00:21:11 🤝 Robotics, sensors, and world model integration00:26:34 🔧 Grok 4.1 announcement and memory upgrades00:30:18 🧠 Nvidia Apollo and physics aligned world models00:35:42 🔬 World model agents vs LLM agents00:41:00 📉 Claude slowdown issues and Anthropic fixes00:47:29 🌐 Shift from single models to integrated ecosystems00:54:10 🏁 Wrap up and preview of midweek topicsThe Daily AI Show Co-Hosts: Andy Halliday, Beth Lyons, Brian Maucere, Eran Malloch, Jyunmi Hatcher, and Karl Yeh

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