085: Today in AI: Gemini 3 Size Leaked at 1.2T Parameters, Microsoft Space Data Centers, China's Iron Robot

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This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’ First aired: 6 November 2025

Summary: It looks like an accidental leak of Gemini 3's size. Reuters was reporting on Apple's Siri upgrade—finally getting a proper AI overhaul in March 2026 after 14 years of being essentially useless—and casually mentioned they're using a 1.2 trillion parameter model from Google. Which, oops, nobody was supposed to know that. It's smaller than the estimated size of GPT-5 at 1.7 trillion parameters, but parameters aren't everything. Google could've made it more efficient. Either way, it's substantially bigger than most open source models out there, so Gemini 3 Pro is shaping up to be quite beefy.

I also touched on Microsoft's frankly absurd plans to launch data centres into space, and China's new Iron robot that was unveiled yesterday—genuinely impressive kit and surprisingly affordable.

But the real meat of today was meant to be about context engineering, this shift from us telling AI what to do via prompts to AI just working it out for itself based on the tools it has access to. The models are already smart enough; we're just not sophisticated enough in how we're using them yet. I'll dive deeper into that tomorrow though, because I accidentally broke my YouTube stream trying to demo Google AI Studio's vibe coding tool live. Typical.

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0:00 Introduction - AI News & Updates Overview

1:07 Gemini 3 Model Leak: 1.2 Trillion Parameters Revealed

5:45 Are AI Models Reaching a Plateau? Context Engineering Explained

8:27 OpenAI Financial Crisis: The Trillion Dollar IPO Problem

15:32 Automation Tools Discussion: Make.com vs Custom Coding

17:23 Google Notebook LM Demo: AI-Powered Learning Tool

18:55 Best IDE Setup: Claude Code + Cursor Integration

21:24 Google Space Data Centers: Training AI in Orbit

27:36 Kardashev Scale: Humanity's Energy Future with AI

30:01 How to Learn Coding in 2025: Start with Vibe Coding

35:30 Can Vibe Coding Build Complex Applications?

39:05 What is Vibe Coding? Natural Language Programming Explained

41:31 Best Vibe Coding Tools: Lovable, Cursor & Claude Code

43:45 Google AI Studio: Free Vibe Coding Tool Walkthrough

45:37 Closing: Newsletter & Claude Code Web Guide

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