Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3
One Useful Thing Ethan Mollick ● Covered by 3 sources
Google launched Gemini 3, which the author tested by having it demonstrate AI progress through building an interactive game and performing research tasks that would typically be assigned to PhD students. The model completed a 14-page research paper analyzing crowdfunding data using original statistical methods and novel hypotheses with minimal guidance. The shift from AI as chatbot to AI as autonomous agent capable of planning, coding, and executing complex work with human oversight represents the most significant change since ChatGPT's release three years ago.
Why it matters
From chatbots to agents