Google's new DeepMind leader Koray Kavukcuoglu said the company is in the refinement stage for Gemini 4 and aims to release it "much earlier" than year-end. Kavukcuoglu stated Google intends to release an early post-training output soon and will continue rapid iteration on the model.
Why it matters
Google has fallen behind competitors in releasing major AI models, and an accelerated Gemini 4 launch would signal renewed momentum in its AI development race.
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