Following version 1 in February 2024 and 2 in May, Google today announced Gemma 3 as its latest open model for developers. Gemma is Google’s family of open models, with over 100 million downloads in the past year and 60,000 Gemma variants in what’s dubbed the “Gemmaverse.” They are “designed to run fast, directly on devices — from phones and laptops to workstations.” Gemma 3 is “built from the same research and technology that powers” the Gemini 2.0 models. It’s available in 1B, 4B, 12B, and 27B...