'Gemini who?': Rivals dunk on Google's delayed frontier AI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is likely to face questions about its delayed frontier AI during earnings. Bloomberg/Getty Images Google's delayed 3.5 Pro model has competitors taking jabs. One analyst said the delay has "shifted perception from leading edge to trailing edge." "Gemini who?" wrote Meta's chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, on X. In the AI race, the throne is never safe. Just ask Google. After the success of Gemini 3, Google found itself in a strong position at the end of 2025. As of…