093: Today in AI: Gemini 3 Tops Benchmarks, Anti-Gravity Tool Free, Google Buys Windsurf for $2.5B

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This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’ First aired: 19 November 2025

Summary: Google dropped Gemini 3 yesterday and I'll be honest, it's the first time a new model has genuinely surprised me all year. I've been kicking the tires on every release—GPT-5, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Grok 4—and they've all been fine, incremental improvements that don't really make you want to switch ecosystems. But Gemini 3 is different. It's topping pretty much every benchmark, it feels noticeably better to use, and for the first time in ages I found myself thinking "oh, this is actually new." The whole of AI Twitter is losing their minds over it, and frankly, I get it.

The catch is we need to let the dust settle before declaring this the new king. Right now everyone's in that initial honeymoon phase where they're canceling their ChatGPT subscriptions and proclaiming their undying love for Google. Give it a few days and we'll see if the cracks start showing—that's always how these hype cycles work. Google also launched Anti-Gravity, their new coding tool that's free for now and gives you access to both Gemini 3 Pro and Claude Sonnet 4.5, which is worth checking out. It's built from the remains of Windsurf after Google bought it for $2.5 billion and promptly gutted it. Classic Google, really.

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0:00 - Introduction: Why Gemini 3 Is Breaking The Internet 0:12 - Gemini 3: The First AI Model That Actually Impressed Me

2:40 - Gemini 3 Official Launch: Benchmarks & Performance

5:17 - ARC AGI Leaderboard: Gemini 3 vs Deep Think

8:24 - Grok vs GPT: Twitter's Data Advantage Explained

10:53 - Custom Personas in Gemini vs ChatGPT

12:26 - GPT 5.1 Backlash: AI Companion Space Issues

13:32 - Building Local AI Models: Training vs Fine-Tuning

16:05 - Why Gemini 3 Works: Scaling Hasn't Hit a Wall

19:58 - Gemini's Coding Weakness: Claude Still Leads SWE Bench

21:51 - Code Incontinence: Gemini's Gaslighting Bug Problem

24:27 - Vibe Coding Progress & Gemini 3 Pricing Breakdown

26:24 - How to Access Gemini 3: Free vs Pro Plans

27:32 - Nano Banana's Fatal Flaw: Why Image Editing Fails

28:29 - Google Anti-Gravity: Free AI Coding Tool Launch

30:58 - Google's AI Week: What's Coming Next + Wrap-Up

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