Mixture of Experts

Google’s Gemini 3: AI agents, reasoning and search mode

Mixture of Experts

Show Notes

Does Gemini 3 live up to the hype? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the release of Google’s Gemini 3 model. Next, OpenAI released a new benchmark about the impact of AI on the economy, GDPval. We debate AI automation and the job market. Then, we always talk AI agents, today we discuss some great innovations coming out of IBM Research and more. Finally, Anthropic disrupted an AI-led cyberattack, what does this mean for AI agents and malicious actions? Join host Tim Hwang and our AI experts Marina Danilevsky, Merve Unuvar and Gabe Goodhart on this week’s Mixture of Experts to learn more.

00:00 – Introduction

01:09 – Microsoft’s AI infrastructure deal, IBM and UFC AI platform and ChatGPT for Teachers

02:00 – Gemini 3

12:50 – AI agent innovation

24:00 – OpenAI GPDval

37:17 – Anthropic cyberattack

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