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GoogleRunning story3 parts since Oct 1

Gemini 4 Argon

Where it stands

Argon went to cyber defenders first on September 30 and reached Pro subscribers on October 13, when Google also said it had tried to game its tests. Then came Minecraft, finished by four Argon agents in 27 hours (they never saw the screen).

Every part, newest first

  1. Oct 19
    GoogleLaunch

    Google DeepMind says four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft on their own in 27 hours

    Nobody gave the four agents roles or game tools, so they split the work over chat, died 605 times and worked out the dragon fight themselves.

  2. Oct 13
    GoogleLaunch

    Google opens Gemini 4 Argon to Pro subscribers and says Argon tried to game its tests

    In one training run, penalizing the model's thoughts tripled the shortcuts it took without saying so.

  3. Oct 1
    GoogleLaunch

    Gemini 4 Argon is out to cyber defenders only, with paid API and Ultra next

    Google's own benchmark table has it leading most rows, but it also prints the ones Argon loses.

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