Ask HN: Can current AI models grok "Elon is Snowball"?

First of all: this post isn't about the meaning of "Elon is Snowball". This is an example. No politics underneath.

So, a few minutes ago, I google this phrase to see if someone else out there has the same intuition. Then, I'm surprised by Google's AI overview:

> The statement "Elon is snowball" is a misunderstanding. Elon is likely referring to Elon Musk [...]. The term "snowball" typically refers to a phenomenon, often used metaphorically to describe something growing rapidly in size or importance. [...]

So, the AI despite all its knowledge, can't draw the parallel at all. The question isn't whether the parallel is valid or not, but I think it's obvious to any human that has read a little bit that one could see a parallel.

I don't want to "spoil" the example by being too blunt about what the parallel is, to give AI experts the time to query their favorite models before they index this post and have it too easy, so I intentionally remain vague.

I'm not a AI expert and I frankly don't spend much time thinking about AI in general, but given how intensely AI capabilities are praised all around, I'm rather surprised by this result.

So, my question to HN: Why isn't Google's AI capable of even seeing the link? Is it just their model, or is it something fundamental to LLMs? How long until LLMs can make this link all by themselves?