Sergey Brin has been dogfooding Google's AI on his commute to work.
The Google co-founder returned to the forefront of the company's AI development after stepping down as president of Alphabet in 2019, and recently returned to work on Gemini.
At a panel discussion at Stanford University last week, an audience member asked Brin how he stays sharp. What podcast did Bryn listen to in the car?
“I talk to Gemini Live a lot in the car,” Brin said. “We're just talking about something while we're driving.”
Brin gave an example of something she asked Gemini Live while driving. “I want to develop a data center, but how many hundreds of megawatts of this kind of power do I need and how much does it cost?”
Gemini Live is Google's voice-enabled AI chatbot. The company first demonstrated the product at Google I/O in May 2024 and made it available for free in September 2024.
For car chat enthusiasts, Brin advised drivers to “don't do it now, because there's going to be a better version.”
“The version that's out now is not a good version,” he said. “Please allow a few weeks for us to actually ship you something you can access.”
Brin said the currently available version of Gemini Live is based on an “ancient model.”
Google's recent model update is causing a stir in the AI world. In November, the company debuted Gemini 3. Google said the model is more visual and is its “most fact-based” model to date.
Gemini 3 was also the first model that Google added directly to search on day one. Users can simply click on “AI Mode” for instant access without having to visit another app or website.
Other LLM manufacturers also took notice. Meta employees now have access to Gemini 3 Pro.
Brin admitted during the panel discussion that his answers to questions about driving seemed like “a kind of self-promotion.” He listens to some podcasts, he said.
“The 'All In' guys are actually some of my favorites,” he said. Bryn has appeared on the podcast many times.
