Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now

Google has introduced its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, which it describes as its most advanced model yet. According to Google DeepMind SVP Koray Kavukcuoglu, the model delivers "frontier performance" in complex workflows, including software engineering, enterprise knowledge work, and cybersecurity defense.

The company is initially limiting access to Gemini 4 Argon to a set of trusted cyber defenders. Google is also engaged in the US government's voluntary process for pre-release model access as it gradually expands access to the model.

Some Google employees have reportedly expressed skepticism about the model's performance, with sources suggesting that Gemini 4 struggles with some real-world coding tasks, despite performing well on benchmarks. However, Google disputes this characterization.

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