Overview
Ethan publishes "Staying informed with me A.I.nd you," covering the major AI platforms and their histories—Gemini, Grok, and the controversies that shaped them. His deep-dive on Gemini traces nearly a decade of Google DeepMind research, the Bard-to-Gemini rebrand, and high-profile setbacks including the image generator accuracy controversy.
Key Themes
- AI Platform Histories
- Google Gemini
- xAI Grok
- AI Controversies
- Model Evolution
Posts
Comprehensive history of Google's Gemini—from its multimodal origins and the Bard rebrand to the image generator controversy where the model "depicted racially diverse individuals in inaccurate contexts." With 650 million monthly users, Gemini remains central to the AI competition.
Covers xAI's Grok—its "edgy" positioning, real-time X platform integration, and the significant move to open-source Grok-1's base weights in March 2024.