Gemini 2.5 Pro reasons about task feasibility

After spending some time this morning generating various pictures of monkeys I got bored and decided to ask Gemini 2.5 Pro to create a virtual synthesizer for me. My initial ambition was to get a recreation of the famous ReBirth RB-338 virtual synth from the late 90s, and I have gathered a pretty good spec and instructed the AI to recreate it in HTML and Javascript. What happened next is surprising and significant. Gemini did its “thinking” schtick. During its thinking session it reached the conclusion that this task is not feasible in one shot. It then stopped and explained that to me. Thinking Excerpt: … Feasibility Assessment: Creating a complete and fully working reproduction of ReBirth RB-338 is an enormous undertaking, likely requiring months or even years of development by an experienced team. It involves deep knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP), web audio APIs (like Tone.js), UI development, and the specific nuances of the original hardware ReBirth emulated. Limitat ... Read full article.