Google Employees' Fake 'Ox Alpha' Hype Causes Embarrassment
haider1 · x · 2026-08-27
Google faced embarrassment after employees hyped a non-existent "Ox Alpha" model on X. Multiple tweets suggested it was a new model, but it was actually linked to the Gemini 3.7 Flash launch. Google employee Logan clarified that the comments were unrelated to Ox Alpha and were just excitement about 3.7 Flash, blaming "unfortunate timing" for the confusion.
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