Options Market Statistics: Controversy Erupts Over Edited Demo Video of Google's Gemini AI Model, Options Pop

Tesla's Chinese deliveries rose by 5% in November to 65,504 EVs, according to data from the country's Passenger Car Association. Customers were motivated to place orders before the company increased prices on its electric vehicles, as Tesla has regularly adjusted prices since initiating a price war in China last year, including two increases since late October. The short delivery times as little as two weeks were an additional incentive for buyers.

Google is facing scrutiny over its recently launched AI model, Gemini. The company presented a six-minute video demo which included spoken conversations between the user and a Gemini-powered chatbot, showcasing its ability to recognize pictures and objects. However, after the launch, Google confirmed that the demo wasn't conducted in real-time but used still images with fed text prompts. This revelation has led to controversy, as it suggests Google may have exaggerated Gemini's capabilities.

In addition to this recent development, earlier this year, Google faced criticism for what employees called a "rushed, botched" demonstration of its AI chatbots. Google is in competition with Microsoft-backed OpenAI's GPT-4, which has been the most advanced and successful model up until this point. While Google claims that Gemini's most powerful model outperformed GPT-4, critics remain skeptical of its capabilities due to the controversy surrounding the demo video.