A lot of buzz is going around in the AI world this week. Many are talking about a new model that showed up in the Chatbot Arena. This place lets you input a prompt, which then gets sent to two different AI models. You pick the response you like more, and then it shows which model gave which answer.
Recently, a mystery model named Gemini 2 appeared in the Arena. People believe it just finished training. One reason is that it answered a recent viral question about the word "strawberry." The question was, "How many Rs are in 'strawberry'?" Many models struggled with this. But Gemini 2 nailed it by saying, "Three." This makes people think it can browse the internet or use recent data.
The "strawberry" question became famous because large language models (LLMs) often missed it. People found out LLMs could not count the Rs in "strawberry" correctly. Now, Gemini 2 seems to handle it just fine. This shows that it might be using very recent data to learn and answer questions.
It's also exciting that Gemini 2 is only in the Chatbot Arena for now. This could mean it might get released soon, maybe even this week. Google's new model is also causing a stir. It has been ranking number one in the Arena, even better than the GPT 4.o model. On the Arena's ranking system, called ELO, Google's model is still on top after 12 days.
These developments show a lot of progress in AI chat models. People are eager to see when Gemini 2 will be available to the public. Experts believe it could be a game-changer in how AI models understand and use new information. More details will likely come out soon, so keep an eye on the AI news.