Woofun AI reports that Google has extended the delay of its flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro model, originally scheduled for June, because it fails to meet internal performance standards despite late-June training data updates. Insider sources indicate the model may underperform Meta's Muse Spark, prompting Google to restrict evaluation access to the core development team while broader staff permissions were revoked.

Woofun AI notes that low morale within Gemini teams is driving talent departures, including Noam Shazeer to OpenAI and John Jumper to Anthropic, amid concerns over integration and layoffs. Google maintains the model remains in partner testing phases alongside upgraded variants like Flash, denying any cancellation rumors.