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Planetary-Scale Deep Reasoning: Glimpses Of A Gemini-Powered Global Trends Report For TV News: First Experiments In Creating A Presidential Daily Brief From A Day's News

Kalev Leetaru

What would it look like to apply Gemini 3's vaunted deep reasoning capabilities to take the first steps towards "planetary scale deep reasoning": the grand challenge of using AI not to summarize a document, write an email, make a clickbait image or generate a promo video, but to look across the entire planet each day and deeply reason and understand humanity itself? This requires scaling up from "tiny" tasks of examining single isolated documents to the "planetary" scale of reading, watching, listening and looking at everything said across the entire planet in realtime and looking across it all to synthesize it into a single mental image and model of the entire earth at once. We unveiled this grand vision at Web Summit last month and today we offer some first glimpses of that coming future, asking Gemini 3 to synthesize an entire day of a television news channel into an analytical report modeled after a Presidential Daily Brief that focuses on deeply reasoning over the entire day's coverage, distilling it into its component themes, narratives, patterns and findings, contextualizing those into their historical and geopolitical foundations, thinking about their implications and potential impacts and reporting all of this. Today we will start with the most basic: synthesizing a day's coverage into its underlying themes.

No data was used to train or tune any model. Remember that all results below are 100% AI-generated with no human post-editing and may contain errors. Importantly, these analyses are based on a single day of news coverage of a single television news channel and reflect the reporting, focal topics and emphases of that channel only. For these first report experiments below we have focused on just providing a synthesis report, but in future iterations we will ask for citations and references.

In the end we walk through a successive series of prompts and models testing different approaches to producing a Presidential Daily Brief-like report by having GCP's Chirp 1 ASR model watch and transcribe an entire day of a major Indonesian television news channel and then asking Gemini to deeply reason over and synthesize that full-day transcript. For the final prompt, Gemini 3 Pro cost us $0.373752 to produce its report, Gemini 3 Flash cost $0.092712, Gemini 2.5 Pro cost $0.279721 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Thinking cost $0.073917, just two cents cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash. The Gemini 2.5 reports erred far more towards summarization than the out-of-order whole-of-day thematic restructuring performed by Gemini 3. The results from Gemini 3 Pro were the most similar to human-level distillation and high-level abstraction. It is incredible to think that having Gemini 3 Pro deeply synthesize an entire 24 hours of coverage and turn it into a PDB-like intelligence report, complete with reasoning about the future implications of that day's events cost just $0.373752. The results below, while still rough around the edges, offer a tantalizing view of what is now possible.

Let's start with Gemini 3 Flash and have it analyze the entire full-day transcript of a major Indonesian television channel for the entire day of December 10, 2025 for a gold standard scalable result. Synthesizing this full-day transcript into the textual report below cost $0.099624, including input, thinking and output tokens. Running over all 47 active international channels each day would cost an astoundingly low $4.68 a day or around $140 a month.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a one-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English.

Executive Summary: A Convergence of Crisis and Negligence

Indonesia is currently grappling with a severe domestic crisis characterized by mass-casualty events, systemic governance failures, and a multi-province natural disaster. While President Prabowo Subianto pursues strategic diplomatic and energy gains in Pakistan and Russia, the domestic landscape is dominated by the aftermath of a fatal industrial fire in Jakarta and a flood catastrophe in Sumatra that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives. These events have exposed critical vulnerabilities in building safety regulations, disaster response, and regional leadership integrity.

I. Crisis Management and Public Safety

II. Governance and Internal Security

III. Strategic Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

IV. Economic Trends and Social Stability

Operational Outlook

The administration faces a dual challenge: managing the political fallout from the Sumatra disaster and the Jakarta fire while maintaining the momentum of its international agenda. The discovery of illegal logging as a primary driver for the Sumatra casualties will likely necessitate a harsh crackdown on the plantation and mining sectors to appease public anger.

Let's have Gemini lean into its world knowledge to contextualize these findings:

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a one-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English. Use your existing world knowledge to contextualize your findings and talk about how important/unusual/noteworthy they are.

STRATEGIC CONTEXT REPORT: THE STATE OF INDONESIA (DECEMBER 10, 2025)

Yesterday’s events in Indonesia mark a significant moment of internal strain, representing a "stress test" for President Prabowo Subianto’s young administration. The convergence of a mass-casualty disaster, a high-profile industrial tragedy, and a major schism in the nation’s largest religious organization creates a volatile domestic landscape that contrasts sharply with the President’s assertive international maneuvers.

1. The Sumatra Catastrophe: Beyond "Seasonal Weather"

2. The Terra Drone Disaster: The Cost of Deregulation

3. Regional Governance: The "Umrah Regent" and the KPK OTT

4. PBNU Schism: A Threat to Social Stability

5. Geopolitical Rebalancing: Pakistan and Russia

Conclusion

Indonesia is at a crossroads. The administration is projecting strength abroad (nuclear deals and labor imports) while struggling with fragility at home (regulatory failure and environmental degradation). The government's ability to turn the Sumatra tragedy into a successful prosecution of "corporate environmental crimes" will determine whether this administration is seen as truly "new" or merely a continuation of the old guard.

Let's convert this to an infographic to help us better visualize it. This distills the entire day down to just a few major stories.

Create a prompt for a large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire broadcast. The poster should be entirely in English.

That represented the gold standard for affordable at-scale analysis. What about repeating this process, but using Gemini 2.5 Flash Thinking instead to constrain costs even further? Here is Gemini 2.5 Flash's report based on the full transcript. Note how closely it matches what Gemini 3 Flash produced. Interestingly, despite using a significantly less capable model, the savings were minimal, costing $0.084599 ($3.97 a day / $119 a month).

Daily Brief: December 10, 2025

Overview: Today's news cycle was dominated by a series of critical domestic events, notably the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sumatera due to widespread floods and landslides, and a tragic office building fire in Jakarta. These events highlighted significant challenges in disaster response, infrastructure resilience, and building safety standards. Concurrently, high-level diplomatic efforts by President Prabowo Subianto focused on strengthening strategic partnerships and economic ties abroad, while domestic governance faced scrutiny over corruption and political accountability.

Domestic Crises and Public Scrutiny

1. Sumatera Floods and Landslides: A Deepening Crisis with Suspected Malpractice
Sumatera continues to grapple with severe hydro-meteorological disasters. Widespread floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra have resulted in a staggering 969 confirmed fatalities and 252 individuals still missing. The scale of devastation is immense, with hundreds of homes destroyed, vast areas submerged, and critical infrastructure, including roads and 88 bridges in Gayo Lues, rendered impassable.

2. Terradrone Building Fire: Safety Lapses Under Investigation
A catastrophic fire at the Terradrone office building in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on December 9, 2025, claimed 22 lives (15 female, 7 male, including a pregnant woman) and injured 54 others. Initial findings suggest the fire, which started on the first floor due to a suspected lithium battery explosion, was exacerbated by severe safety deficiencies.

Governance and Accountability Under the Spotlight

1. Corruption Crackdown and Calls for Reform
Anti-corruption efforts saw significant activity, though questions of systemic change persist.

2. Political Accountability in Disaster Response
The handling of the Sumatera floods sparked political controversy. The Bupati of Aceh Selatan, Mirwan MS, was temporarily suspended for three months by the Minister of Home Affairs for traveling abroad for Umrah without permission during the crisis, following strong public criticism. This decision prompted discussions on protocols for public officials during disasters and calls for stricter action, including permanent dismissal. Separately, a dispute over the leadership of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, saw KH Zulfa Mustofa appointed acting chairman, a move contested by the incumbent Gus Yahya.

Foreign Relations and Economic Landscape

1. Presidential Diplomacy: Strategic Engagements in Pakistan and Russia
President Prabowo Subianto concluded a visit to Pakistan and proceeded to Russia, signaling an active foreign policy agenda.

2. Economic Indicators and Consumer Concerns
Several economic trends emerged:

3. Other Notable Incidents

The day's events underscore the need for robust governance, effective disaster preparedness and response, and sustained efforts to combat corruption, all while navigating complex geopolitical and economic landscapes.

And as an infographic. This contains far too much detail, but at least draws out the major themes similar to what Gemini 3 Flash did:

Let's modify our prompt to ask Gemini 2.5 Flash to simplify things a bit. It is still far too text-heavy.

Create a prompt for a large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details, but organizes the report into overarching themes and tries to distill down just the most important details, themes and stories. Focus on the entire broadcast. The poster should be entirely in English.

Let's go the opposite route and use our story table of contents as the input to our report generator instead of the complete transcript, since that should dramatically reduce our input token costs.

Let's first extract the stories using Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking for a reduction in quality but maximal cost reduction. Extracting this story list cost $0.105941. In reality we would have already done this as part of our story indexing workflow so this cost would be a preexisting cost not counted towards trend analysis.

You are a television news cataloger whose job it is to read television news transcripts and identify each of the stories described within and make a list of those stories, along with certain information about each. Attached is a television news transcript. Read the transcript below and make a list of all of the stories it describes. Skip all advertisements. Each story may be mentioned multiple times in multiple places in the transcript. Number the stories in sequential order from 1. Output the story list as JSON records, one per row, with fields TITLE, DESCRIPTION, LOCATIONS, KEYWORDS, ENTITIES, EMOTIONS, FRAMING and NARRATIVESTRUCTURE. TITLE is a brief sentence-length title in English for the story that conveys its overall meaning. DESCRIPTION is a few sentences in English that concisely summarize the story. LOCATIONS is a semicolon-separated list of all locations mentioned in the story in order from most central to least central to the story. Each LOCATION should be the fully-qualified name in English followed by its centroid lat/long coordinates in square brackets, in order of their importance to the story. Make sure you include every location mentioned in the story in order of importance to the story. Make sure that you include the centroid lat/long for each location in square brackets after the name. KEYWORDS is a list of 20 keywords in English that concisely describe the story, separated by semicolons, in order of their importance to the story. ENTITIES is a list of all entities (people, organizations, events, things, etc) that are mentioned in the story, in order of their importance to the story. Make sure you include all entities and translate them all into English as needed. For each entity, add a "(PER)" at the end if it is a person, an "(ORG)" at the end if it is an organization or a "(PROP)" if it is a proper name that is not a person or organization. Make sure you include every entity found in the story. EMOTIONS is a list of the top 10 emotions in English the article evokes, in order of their intensity in the article. FRAMING is a few sentences in English that concisely describe the framing of the story. NARRATIVESTRUCTURE is a few sentences in English that concisely describe the narrative structure of the story. LANGS is a semicolon-delimited list of the ISO-639 language codes of the languages the story is written in, in order of how much of the story was written in each language. All output must be in English.

Using that story list as input to our analysis prompt using Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking cost just $0.017677.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a one-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English. Use your existing world knowledge to contextualize your findings and talk about how important/unusual/noteworthy they are.

President's Daily Brief: Key Global Developments and Trends (December 10, 2025)

Prepared for: The President of the United States
Date: December 11, 2025

Overview:
Today's intelligence brief highlights significant developments across Indonesia, focusing on a pervasive corruption crisis, escalating natural disasters, and ambitious economic and sporting initiatives. Beyond Indonesia, the brief touches on a football integrity scandal in Malaysia, NBA results, and Lionel Messi's MLS triumph amidst retirement speculation. The overarching narrative reveals a region grappling with systemic challenges and proactive responses, though not without controversy.

I. Governance and Corruption: A Pervasive Threat in Indonesia

A striking and deeply concerning trend from yesterday's reporting is the escalating and systemic nature of corruption across Indonesia. This issue isn't confined to isolated incidents; it appears to be a deeply entrenched "epidemic," as an editorial in Media Indonesia starkly labels it.

II. Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Crisis in Sumatra, Indonesia

Indonesia is simultaneously grappling with a severe and widespread natural disaster crisis, particularly devastating parts of Sumatra. The scale of the floods and landslides necessitates significant national and international response.

III. Economic Policies and Market Dynamics in Indonesia

Indonesia's government is actively pursuing several economic policies, addressing both long-term structural issues and immediate post-disaster challenges.

IV. Regional Sports Developments

The sporting world in Southeast Asia and beyond saw notable activity, with a mix of scandal, anticipation, and triumph.

V. Diplomatic Engagements: Indonesia's Active Foreign Policy

President Prabowo Subianto's diplomatic tour signals Indonesia's commitment to strengthening international ties and expanding its geopolitical influence.

VI. Social and Public Safety: Challenges and Initiatives

Public safety and social cohesion remain key concerns in Indonesia, with tragic incidents and positive initiatives reported.

Conclusion:

Yesterday's events paint a complex picture of Indonesia, a nation simultaneously battling pervasive corruption and the devastating impacts of natural disasters, while pursuing ambitious economic and diplomatic goals. The calls for stricter anti-corruption measures and the challenges in disaster response suggest systemic issues that require sustained, high-level attention. Concurrently, Indonesia's proactive economic policies and diplomatic outreach signal a desire to assert its regional and global standing. Beyond Indonesia, football-related news offers a mix of scandal, aspiration, and the anticipation of a sporting legend's potential retirement, while a tragic fire in Jakarta underscores persistent urban safety concerns. The confluence of these events highlights a dynamic yet challenging environment across the region.

And we'll make into an infographic, again with Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking, using our modified prompt:

Create a prompt for a large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire broadcast. The poster should be entirely in English.

Now let's switch gears and try the absolute gold standard: Gemini 3 Pro with High Thinking and let's expand our prompt to additionally ask Gemini to reason about the impact of these events on the future. Interestingly, these results in some ways are less informative than those of Gemini 3 Flash, omitting some of the key details that helped to contextualize them. This report cost $0.361092.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a one-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English. Use your existing world knowledge to contextualize your findings and talk about how important/unusual/noteworthy they are. End by talking about potential implications and impact on the future and how these events, themes, trends, stories, findings, etc might impact the future.

INTELLIGENCE BRIEF: INDONESIA DOMESTIC STABILITY & STRATEGIC DYNAMICS
DATE: December 11, 2025
SUBJECT: Systemic Governance Failures, Environmental Crisis, and Geopolitical Pivots

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Indonesia is currently navigating a complex convergence of domestic crises and high-stakes foreign diplomacy. While President Prabowo Subianto solidifies strategic alliances in Pakistan and Russia, the domestic front is destabilized by catastrophic environmental disasters in Sumatra (death toll approaching 1,000), a fatal industrial accident in Jakarta exposing regulatory gaps, and continued high-profile corruption arrests. The overarching narrative is a struggle between state ambition and systemic fragility in infrastructure and governance.

KEY DEVELOPMENTS & TRENDS

ASSESSMENT & STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS

Perhaps the reason these results were less informative and details-oriented than Gemini 3 Flash is that Pro focused more on maximal clustering, trying to group the themes as tightly as possible and focusing on only the highest-level findings. Let's go back and add some additional clarity to our request, including helping Pro structure the final report. Additionally, let's remove the page limit to give the model the room it needs. This report cost $0.373752 to analyze an entire day.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a multi-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief that provides breakout detail for each finding for an analyst to help answer questions and explain in more detail. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English. Use your existing world knowledge to contextualize your findings, both domestically and internationally and talk about how important/unusual/noteworthy they are. End by talking about potential implications and impact on the future and how these events, themes, trends, stories, findings, etc might impact the future domestically and internationally, economically, politically, etc. Open the report with the high-level overarching analytical synthesis, context and future implications (intended for the President) then deep dive with deep analysis and details for each for the briefer to answer questions that might come up.

PRESIDENT’S DAILY BRIEF: INDONESIA SITUATION REPORT
DATE: December 11, 2025
SUBJECT: Domestic Crisis Convergence (Sumatra Floods/Governance Failures) & Strategic Foreign Policy Pivots

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For the President:

Yesterday’s reporting indicates Indonesia is grappling with a convergence of severe ecological disasters and systemic governance failures that threaten domestic stability, while simultaneously executing a significant foreign policy pivot toward non-Western powers.

Domestically, the humanitarian crisis in Sumatra (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra) has escalated significantly, with death tolls nearing 1,000. This is no longer being treated solely as a natural disaster; the National Police (Polri) have officially upgraded the investigation into illegal logging to a criminal status, explicitly linking corporate deforestation to the catastrophic flooding. Concurrently, a fatal fire in a Jakarta drone facility (22 dead) and the suspension of a Regent (Bupati) for abandoning his post during the floods have exposed deep lapses in regulatory enforcement and local leadership accountability.

Internationally, President Prabowo Subianto’s current tour signals a deepening of strategic ties with Pakistan and Russia. Following agreements in Islamabad regarding medical cooperation, President Prabowo met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Putin explicitly offered assistance in developing nuclear energy infrastructure in Indonesia, marking a potential shift in Indonesia’s long-term energy strategy and geopolitical alignment.

Outlook: Expect rising public unrest regarding environmental mismanagement and local government incompetence. The administration will likely face pressure to expedite the Asset Forfeiture Bill to combat systemic corruption. Internationally, the embrace of Russian nuclear technology may trigger diplomatic friction with Western partners.

ANALYTIC DEEP DIVE & BREAKOUT DETAILS

1. THE SUMATRA DISASTER: INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE & CRIME

The Situation:
Catastrophic flash floods and landslides across three provinces (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra) have resulted in 969 confirmed deaths, with 252 missing and over 500 injured. The situation remains critical with widespread infrastructure paralysis.

Key Findings:

Context & Assessment:
This disaster follows a pattern of "hydro-meteorological" events exacerbated by deforestation. However, the speed at which the police escalated this to a criminal corporate investigation is noteworthy and suggests a directive from the central government to deflect public anger away from the state and toward private sector malfeasance.

2. CRISIS OF GOVERNANCE: ACCOUNTABILITY & NEGLIGENCE

The Situation:
Two major events yesterday highlighted severe lapses in governance and safety standards.

A. The Terra Drone Fire (Jakarta):

B. Leadership Vacuum in Aceh Selatan:

3. FOREIGN POLICY: THE MOSCOW-ISLAMABAD AXIS

The Situation:
President Prabowo is conducting high-level diplomatic visits to Pakistan and Russia.

A. Pakistan Leg:

B. Russia Leg:

4. ANTI-CORRUPTION & LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Situation:
Despite the disaster, corruption crackdowns continue, highlighting the "epidemic" nature of graft in the country.

5. SOCIETAL & POLITICAL TENSIONS

FUTURE IMPLICATIONS & FORECAST

Economic Impact:

Political Stability:

International Relations:

Security:

Let's make this into an infographic. Interestingly, this infographic isn't nearly as good as the original one.

Let's modify our prompt slightly:

Create a prompt for a large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy.

Interestingly, this caused Nano Banana Pro to output three infographics and overall did a really poor job of capturing the report.

Let's try a different approach to the prompt. Better this time, but still considerable room for improvement.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. You just produced the following report designed as a Presidential Daily Brief intelligence report. Create a prompt for a single large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this entire report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy. Make sure the infographic poster captures the core of the report for someone who hasn't read the report. It should serve as a standalone visual summary of the report, but not be overly text dense and should be very visual and visually appealing and beautiful and informative. Fit everything on a single infographic poster that serves as a standalone replacement for the core of the report.

Let's try another variant:

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. You just produced the following report designed as a Presidential Daily Brief intelligence report. Create a prompt for a single large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this entire report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy. Make sure the infographic poster captures the core of the report for someone who hasn't read the report. It should serve as a standalone visual summary of the report, but not be overly text dense and should be very visual and visually appealing and beautiful and informative. Fit everything on a single infographic poster that serves as a standalone replacement for the core of the report. Organize it into an overall at-a-glance summary and underlying themes with some detail for each and ending on future implications and forecast. Have enough detail (visual or textual) to capture the report so that someone can understand the entire report highlights from just seeing this infographic.

And another prompt variant, asking for a glossy report cover style image.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. You just produced the following report designed as a Presidential Daily Brief intelligence report. Create a prompt for a single large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this entire report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy. Make sure the infographic poster captures the core of the report for someone who hasn't read the report. It should serve as a standalone visual summary of the report, but not be overly text dense and should be very visual and visually appealing and beautiful and informative. Fit everything on a single infographic poster that serves as a standalone replacement for the core of the report. Organize it into an overall at-a-glance summary and underlying themes with some detail for each and ending on future implications and forecast. Have enough detail (visual or textual) to capture the report so that someone can understand the entire report highlights from just seeing this infographic. Make it look like the cover of a beautiful glossy professional geopolitical intelligence report.

Thus far we've asked Gemini 3 Pro to create the prompt for Nano Banana Pro to use. Given that the PDB report is small enough to fit entirely in Nano Banana Pro's context window (unlike the full-day transcript), this time let's use the same prompt above but give it directly to Nano Banana Pro with the full report. This might actually be the best version yet.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. You just produced the following report designed as a Presidential Daily Brief intelligence report. Create a single large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this entire report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy. Make sure the infographic poster captures the core of the report for someone who hasn't read the report. It should serve as a standalone visual summary of the report, but not be overly text dense and should be very visual and visually appealing and beautiful and informative. Fit everything on a single infographic poster that serves as a standalone replacement for the core of the report. Organize it into an overall at-a-glance summary and underlying themes with some detail for each and ending on future implications and forecast. Have enough detail (visual or textual) to capture the report so that someone can understand the entire report highlights from just seeing this infographic. Make it look like the cover of a beautiful glossy professional geopolitical intelligence report.

Armed with this new set of prompts, let's repeat the workflow with Gemini 3 Flash and the new modified prompt. Recall that Gemini 3 Pro cost us $0.373752 to produce its report. Gemini 3 Flash cost $0.092712 to produce the report below. This report captures the same overall details, but subjectively just doesn't synthesize things as well, lapsing more into rote reporting than thematic analysis.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a multi-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief that provides breakout detail for each finding for an analyst to help answer questions and explain in more detail. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English. Use your existing world knowledge to contextualize your findings, both domestically and internationally and talk about how important/unusual/noteworthy they are. End by talking about potential implications and impact on the future and how these events, themes, trends, stories, findings, etc might impact the future domestically and internationally, economically, politically, etc. Open the report with the high-level overarching analytical synthesis, context and future implications (intended for the President) then deep dive with deep analysis and details for each for the briefer to answer questions that might come up.

DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEF: INDONESIA AND GLOBAL STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
DATE OF REPORT: December 11, 2025
REPORTING PERIOD: December 10, 2025
PREPARED FOR: The President / Executive Command

I. OVERARCHING ANALYST SYNTHESIS

The reporting period is dominated by a convergence of high-consequence domestic crises and significant geopolitical maneuvers. Indonesia is currently grappling with a humanitarian emergency in Sumatra, where fatalities from floods and landslides are approaching 1,000. This disaster has exposed deep-seated failures in environmental governance—specifically regarding illegal logging—and triggered a political firestorm concerning the "moral desertion" of local leadership.

Simultaneously, the administration is managing a safety and regulatory crisis in Jakarta following a catastrophic fire at the Terra Drone building. This incident has shifted from a local tragedy to a national inquiry into the "ease of doing business" versus "public safety" trade-offs, particularly regarding the categorization of high-risk facilities under the Job Creation Law (Omnibus Law) framework.

In the legal domain, the arrest of the Regent (Bupati) of Lampung Tengah in a KPK sting operation (OTT) on the same day as International Anti-Corruption Day highlights the persistent, systemic nature of regional corruption, specifically within the procurement and regional budget (APBD) cycles.

Internationally, President Prabowo Subianto is successfully executing a multi-vector foreign policy, securing vital human resource agreements in Pakistan (medical staff) and exploring strategic energy independence through Russian nuclear technology. This "Prabowo Doctrine" seeks to leverage great power competition to address domestic infrastructure and professional gaps.

Future Implications:

II. DEEP DIVE: CRITICAL DOMESTIC FINDINGS

1. The Sumatra Disaster: Humanitarian and Governance Crisis

2. The Terra Drone Fire: Regulatory Backlash

3. High-Level Corruption and Legal Action

III. STRATEGIC GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS

1. The Pakistan-Russia Pivot

2. Regional Instability: Thailand-Cambodia

IV. ECONOMIC TRENDS & IMPLICATIONS

V. POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS & FUTURE OUTLOOK

  1. Security/Social: Public apathy toward corruption (IPAK score down to 3.85) is a dangerous trend. If the government does not pass the Asset Forfeiture Bill soon, the "normalization" of corruption will continue to degrade institutional trust.

  2. Infrastructure: The "Gajah" (Elephant) deployment for debris clearing in Aceh is a poignant symbol of the lack of heavy machinery in regional disaster zones. Expect a major budgetary push for regional disaster equipment procurement in Q1 2026.

  3. Investment: The Terra Drone fire will likely lead to stricter (and slower) building permit processes in Jakarta. While this is necessary for safety, it may temporarily contradict the "ease of investment" rhetoric of the Job Creation Law.

  4. International: Indonesia's deepening ties with Russia in the energy sector will be monitored closely by the U.S. State Department. Jakarta must frame this as a "purely developmental/green energy" move to avoid potential secondary sanction risks.

END OF REPORT

And making it into an infographic using Nano Banana Pro and giving it the report directly. This is far more text-heavy and less glossy and visual than Pro's.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. You just produced the following report designed as a Presidential Daily Brief intelligence report. Create a single large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this entire report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy. Make sure the infographic poster captures the core of the report for someone who hasn't read the report. It should serve as a standalone visual summary of the report, but not be overly text dense and should be very visual and visually appealing and beautiful and informative. Fit everything on a single infographic poster that serves as a standalone replacement for the core of the report. Organize it into an overall at-a-glance summary and underlying themes with some detail for each and ending on future implications and forecast. Have enough detail (visual or textual) to capture the report so that someone can understand the entire report highlights from just seeing this infographic. Make it look like the cover of a beautiful glossy professional geopolitical intelligence report.

What about Gemini 2.5 Pro using the new prompt? Recall that Gemini 3 Pro cost us $0.373752 to produce its report and Gemini 3 Flash cost $0.092712. Gemini 2.5 Pro cost $0.279721. This report reads far more like a detailed summarization rather than the whole-day deep synthesis Gemini 3 gave us.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a multi-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief that provides breakout detail for each finding for an analyst to help answer questions and explain in more detail. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English. Use your existing world knowledge to contextualize your findings, both domestically and internationally and talk about how important/unusual/noteworthy they are. End by talking about potential implications and impact on the future and how these events, themes, trends, stories, findings, etc might impact the future domestically and internationally, economically, politically, etc. Open the report with the high-level overarching analytical synthesis, context and future implications (intended for the President) then deep dive with deep analysis and details for each for the briefer to answer questions that might come up.

INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: KEY DEVELOPMENTS – 10 DECEMBER 2025

TO: Principal
FROM: Global Monitoring & Analysis Desk
SUBJECT: Daily Synthesis of Events and Trends in Indonesia

I. Executive Summary: For the Principal

Yesterday's developments paint a picture of a nation under immense strain, grappling with concurrent, large-scale domestic crises while its leadership simultaneously pursues significant geopolitical repositioning on the world stage. Catastrophic natural and man-made disasters are severely testing state capacity, eroding public trust, and exposing systemic failures in governance and regulation.

  1. Indonesia Grapples with Catastrophic Sumatra Disasters: A series of devastating flash floods and landslides across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra has evolved into a national catastrophe. The death toll is approaching 1,000, with hundreds still missing. The disaster has crippled critical infrastructure, severing transportation links, and causing widespread power outages, isolating entire communities. The government's response is hampered by logistical challenges, and a public relations failure by the state electricity company has further inflamed public frustration. This crisis is highlighting the severe consequences of environmental degradation, with investigations now focused on illegal logging, and is also exposing leadership failures at the local level.

  2. Tragedy in the Capital Highlights Systemic Failures: A deadly fire at the Terradrone office building in Jakarta killed 22 employees, including a pregnant woman. The high death toll is directly attributed to egregious safety violations, most notably the building having only a single point of entry and exit on the ground floor. The incident has cast a harsh light on regulatory oversight, with the Minister of Home Affairs suggesting that streamlined permitting processes under the Cipta Kerja (Omnibus) Law may have allowed the high-risk facility to be misclassified as "low-risk," thus bypassing critical safety inspections. The tragedy serves as a stark indictment of urban safety standards and regulatory enforcement.

  3. Corruption Remains a Stubborn Epidemic Amidst Crises: Coinciding with World Anti-Corruption Day, the national discourse has been dominated by the persistence of systemic corruption. Media editorials lament a "stagnation" in anti-graft efforts, framing corruption as a normalized societal ill that undermines the state from the highest levels down to village bureaucracies. This is not merely theoretical; a breaking news story reported the arrest of the Regent of Lampung Tengah in a sting operation for alleged project bribery. This follows recent developments in major corruption cases involving officials in Bekasi and Sleman. The stalled progress of a critical Asset Forfeiture Bill in parliament is seen as a key impediment to meaningful deterrence.

  4. President Prabowo Deepens Ties with Pakistan and Russia: While the nation reels from domestic crises, President Prabowo Subianto is conducting a significant foreign policy tour. In Pakistan, he was awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the Nishan-e-Pakistan, and oversaw the signing of seven MOUs, including a notable agreement for Pakistan to send medical professionals to Indonesia. He then traveled to Moscow for a high-level meeting with President Vladimir Putin. This marks his third meeting with the Russian leader since taking office. Discussions focused on strengthening the strategic partnership, with President Putin offering Russian assistance in developing nuclear energy in Indonesia.

Overarching Context and Future Implications:
Indonesia is at a critical juncture. The scale of the Sumatra disasters will require a massive, multi-year reconstruction effort, straining the national budget and potentially fueling social unrest if recovery is perceived as slow or inequitable. The public debate sparked by an influencer's successful private fundraising effort versus perceived state inadequacy signals a growing tension in state-society relations. The Terradrone fire will inevitably lead to a nationwide review of building safety codes and the efficacy of the government's deregulatory investment drive, potentially creating friction between safety imperatives and economic policy.

Internationally, President Prabowo's tour signals a clear continuation of Indonesia's multi-vector foreign policy, actively strengthening partnerships with non-Western powers. The deepening relationship with Russia, particularly the offer of cooperation on nuclear energy, is a major geopolitical development with long-term strategic and economic implications that will be closely watched by Western nations. Domestically, the perception of the President engaging in high-stakes diplomacy abroad while the country faces unprecedented disaster at home could become a point of political vulnerability if not managed carefully. The persistent and high-profile nature of corruption continues to be the primary threat to domestic stability and effective governance, undermining the very institutions needed to manage these complex crises.

II. Detailed Breakout and Analysis: For the Briefer

FINDING 1: THE SUMATRA CATASTROPHE

FINDING 2: THE TERRADRONE FIRE TRAGEDY

FINDING 3: ENDEMIC CORRUPTION UNDER SCRUTINY

FINDING 4: PRESIDENT PRABOWO'S GEOPOLITICAL TOUR

And in infographic form (again proving the report and this prompt to Nano Banana Pro directly). This is actually better than the one from Gemini 3 Flash and closer to Gemini 3 Pro's synthesis and structure.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. You just produced the following report designed as a Presidential Daily Brief intelligence report. Create a single large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this entire report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy. Make sure the infographic poster captures the core of the report for someone who hasn't read the report. It should serve as a standalone visual summary of the report, but not be overly text dense and should be very visual and visually appealing and beautiful and informative. Fit everything on a single infographic poster that serves as a standalone replacement for the core of the report. Organize it into an overall at-a-glance summary and underlying themes with some detail for each and ending on future implications and forecast. Have enough detail (visual or textual) to capture the report so that someone can understand the entire report highlights from just seeing this infographic. Make it look like the cover of a beautiful glossy professional geopolitical intelligence report.

And finally Gemini 2.5 Flash Thinking? Recall that Gemini 3 Pro cost us $0.373752 to produce its report and Gemini 3 Flash cost $0.092712. Gemini 2.5 Pro cost $0.279721. Gemini 2.5 Flash Thinking cost $0.073917, just two cents cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash. This report is extremely fine-grained and reports on far too many tiny-bore events, rather than distilling into the top-level themes.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. Take the attached transcript of an entire day of tv news and give me a multi-page report that organizes it into an overarching structure and narrative about what happened yesterday that dives into the trends, patterns, most important stories and findings, etc. Essentially synthesize it into something for a high level principle like the President's Daily Brief that provides breakout detail for each finding for an analyst to help answer questions and explain in more detail. Only examine news-related coverage, ignore everything else. The entire report should be in English. Use your existing world knowledge to contextualize your findings, both domestically and internationally and talk about how important/unusual/noteworthy they are. End by talking about potential implications and impact on the future and how these events, themes, trends, stories, findings, etc might impact the future domestically and internationally, economically, politically, etc. Open the report with the high-level overarching analytical synthesis, context and future implications (intended for the President) then deep dive with deep analysis and details for each for the briefer to answer questions that might come up.

The following report synthesizes key events and trends from a full day of television news on December 10, 2025. It is structured to provide a high-level overview for a principal, followed by detailed analytical breakdowns for a briefer.

PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF: INDONESIAN NEWS ROUNDUP – DECEMBER 10, 2025

OVERARCHING ANALYTICAL SYNTHESIS

Today's news highlights a nation grappling with the immediate and long-term consequences of widespread natural disasters, persistent corruption, and critical infrastructure and governance challenges. The unprecedented scale of recent floods and landslides across Sumatra continues to dominate national attention, straining relief efforts and exposing vulnerabilities in local governance and environmental management. Concurrently, a series of high-profile corruption arrests and an ongoing public debate on anti-corruption strategies underscore persistent issues of graft that permeate all levels of society. A tragic urban building fire in Jakarta further brings to light systemic failures in building safety and regulatory oversight. Amidst these domestic challenges, President Prabowo Subianto's diplomatic engagements in Pakistan and Russia signal a proactive foreign policy, though their immediate impact on pressing domestic issues remains to be seen.

CONTEXT AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS

Indonesia is currently experiencing a critical period where the resilience of its infrastructure, public services, and governance frameworks is being severely tested. The Sumatra disasters, with their high death tolls and massive displacement, represent a significant humanitarian crisis, requiring sustained national and international response. The environmental dimensions of these disasters, particularly the alleged link to illegal logging and land exploitation, point to deep-seated issues that, if unaddressed, will lead to recurring and escalating crises.

The continuous stream of corruption cases, from local government housing allowances to large-scale land deals, highlights a systemic problem that erodes public trust and diverts critical resources. The proposed asset forfeiture law is a positive step, but its effective implementation will be crucial. The public's growing apathy towards corruption, as indicated by survey data, is a concerning trend that requires more than just punitive action; it demands comprehensive prevention and cultural change.

The Jakarta building fire is a stark reminder of the risks associated with rapid urban development and inadequate safety standards. Discrepancies in building permits and the lack of emergency exits are critical issues that demand immediate nationwide review and enforcement to prevent future tragedies.

President Prabowo's diplomatic efforts, particularly the focus on economic and defense cooperation, are important for long-term national development and strategic positioning. However, the immediate challenge for his administration will be to demonstrate decisive and effective leadership in resolving the pressing domestic crises, particularly those affecting the most vulnerable populations. Failure to do so could undermine public confidence and potentially impact political stability and economic recovery. The interplay between climate-induced disasters, governance failures, and socio-economic disparities presents a complex, multi-faceted challenge that will define Indonesia's trajectory in the coming years.

DETAILED ANALYTICAL BREAKDOWN FOR BRIEFERS

I. NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE & RECOVERY: SUMATRA FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES

Indonesia is facing an escalating humanitarian crisis following extensive floods and landslides across Sumatra, particularly in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The sheer scale of destruction, high human cost, and logistical challenges are testing national and local disaster response capabilities.

A. Humanitarian Impact & Logistical Challenges:

B. Environmental Dimensions & Investigation:

C. Other Disasters:

II. GOVERNANCE & ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS

The fight against corruption remains a central, albeit challenging, theme in Indonesia, with new arrests and ongoing debates about policy effectiveness.

A. High-Profile Corruption Cases:

B. Anti-Corruption Policy Debate:

C. Local Governance Controversies:

III. MAJOR URBAN INCIDENTS

A devastating office building fire in Jakarta brings to the fore critical issues of urban safety and regulatory compliance.

A. Terradrone Building Fire, Kemayoran, Jakarta:

IV. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & DIPLOMACY

President Prabowo Subianto's overseas visits highlight Indonesia's active foreign policy, focusing on strategic partnerships and mutual benefits.

A. President Prabowo's Visits to Pakistan & Russia:

B. Regional Conflicts:

C. Other International News:

V. ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ISSUES

Economic and social challenges persist, including inflation, youth unemployment, and various forms of fraud.

A. Inflation & Cost of Living:

B. Employment & Youth Unemployment:

C. Other Social Issues:

VI. CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT

VII. SPORTS

VIII. CULTURE & RELIGION

CONCLUSION: POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE IMPACT

The confluence of events on December 10, 2025, paints a picture of a nation at a crossroads. The immediate future will be dominated by the ongoing disaster recovery efforts in Sumatra. The government's capacity to deliver effective and transparent aid, restore critical infrastructure, and address the root causes of environmental degradation (like illegal logging) will be a significant test of its legitimacy and competence. Failure to do so risks exacerbating social unrest, health crises, and economic hardship in affected regions. The Aceh Selatan Bupati's case, in particular, will serve as a critical precedent for accountability in local governance during crises.

Economically, the surge in commodity prices (chili, fuel) and persistent youth unemployment pose significant challenges, potentially fueling inflation and social inequality. The effectiveness of government programs like cheap markets and investment redirection towards labor-intensive sectors will be key to mitigating these pressures. The WO fraud case, while not large-scale in national economic terms, underscores a need for greater consumer protection and regulation in service industries.

Politically, the ongoing anti-corruption drive, punctuated by high-profile arrests and the stalled asset forfeiture bill, remains a critical indicator of institutional strength and commitment to good governance. Public pressure and independent oversight will be crucial in ensuring these efforts translate into lasting systemic change rather than episodic crackdowns. The internal PBNU leadership struggle is also notable, reflecting broader dynamics within major societal organizations.

Internationally, President Prabowo's engagements signal a pragmatic foreign policy aimed at diversifying strategic partnerships and attracting investment. The health and education agreements with Pakistan and potential energy/defense deals with Russia indicate a focus on addressing domestic capacity gaps and enhancing national capabilities. However, these diplomatic efforts will be measured against the government's ability to effectively manage the complex domestic challenges currently dominating the national discourse. The situation highlights the need for a holistic national strategy that integrates disaster resilience, anti-corruption, economic development, and good governance to build a more stable and prosperous Indonesia.

And in infographic form (again proving the report and this prompt to Nano Banana Pro directly). This has far too many details and too much text.

You are an intelligence analyst whose job it is to monitor the entire world. You just produced the following report designed as a Presidential Daily Brief intelligence report. Create a single large illustrated explainer poster designed to be printed on a large-format poster printer and hung up on the wall that narrates this entire report as a single large poster that can be printed and hung on a wall that outlines all of the core details. Focus on the entire report. The poster should be entirely in English. Organize the report and infographic into overarching themes that tell the story of the report. Make sure to include enough detail that the infographic captures the core of the report at a glance, but isn't text heavy. Make sure the infographic poster captures the core of the report for someone who hasn't read the report. It should serve as a standalone visual summary of the report, but not be overly text dense and should be very visual and visually appealing and beautiful and informative. Fit everything on a single infographic poster that serves as a standalone replacement for the core of the report. Organize it into an overall at-a-glance summary and underlying themes with some detail for each and ending on future implications and forecast. Have enough detail (visual or textual) to capture the report so that someone can understand the entire report highlights from just seeing this infographic. Make it look like the cover of a beautiful glossy professional geopolitical intelligence report.