Summary: Google’s new AI model, Gemini, is positioned as a strong competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The release of Gemini, described as a fundamentally new kind of AI model, challenges the notion of an impending “AI winter.” Unlike traditional large language models (LLMs), Gemini is touted as “natively multimodal,” capable of learning from various data types beyond text, including audio, video, and images. Google aims to push AI beyond current LLM limitations, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches. OpenAI and Google both acknowledge the necessity of radical ideas for further AI progress.