Sundar Pichai set social media abuzz after sharing a quirky tweet as Google introduced its most advanced AI model yet, Gemini 3. His playful post caught the attention of many netizens and tech stalwarts, including Elon Musk, whose company xAI is one of Google’s biggest competitors in the AI space.
Earlier today, Pichai posted a single word, “Geminiii,” stretching the last letters to hint at the model’s third generation. Within minutes, Elon Musk jumped into the conversation with a brief but notable response: “Congrats.”
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The brief exchange between the two tech giants sparked a wave of reactions online. Some users were excited to see the leaders of rival AI companies interact publicly, while others spun theories about potential future collaborations between Google and xAI.
On a different tweet on X (formerly Twitter), Sam Altman wishes, “Congrats to Google on Gemini 3! Looks like a great model.”
Online Reactions
One X user wrote, "I know it's hard for everyone to keep up with all of Google's product names, so I want to understand: Is Nano Banana 2 included in this update?"
One user replied to Musk on the same thread, saying, “You have to partner with them at some point; the love is strong.” Another wrote, “That’s some bro hood.” Another user commented, “Imagine a model so impressive that even competitors are tweeting positively about it.” Another added, “I love both of you guys.”
Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India, shares, "Not every chapter begins with a crisis; some begin with a decision. We have spent the past year asking tough questions and finding stronger answers."
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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shared the same excitement, “We’ve been intensely cooking Gemini 3 for a while now, and we’re so excited and proud to share the results with you all.”
About Gemini 3
In a detailed note, CEO Sundar Pichai shared an update and described Gemini 3 as the company’s “most intelligent” model. The note shares, “Nearly two years ago, we kicked off the Gemini era, one of our biggest scientific and product endeavours ever undertaken as a company. Since then, it’s been incredible to see how much people love it.”
The statement also added, “It’s state-of-the-art in reasoning, built to grasp depth and nuance — whether it’s perceiving the subtle clues in a creative idea, or peeling apart the overlapping layers of a difficult problem. Gemini 3 is also much better at figuring out the context and intent behind your request, so you get what you need with less prompting.”
