Gemini 4 Is Almost Ready, Says New Google DeepMind Chief Koray Kavukcuoglu
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-09-24
Google DeepMind's new head Koray Kavukcuoglu said in his first media interview since taking over that Gemini 4 is in its refinement stage, with a launch aimed "much earlier" than the end of the year—after Google lagged rivals on flagship releases.
- Kavukcuoglu: "Our intention is to, like - as soon as possible - release an early post-training output because we see the results and we are excited"
- He added Google would "continue the fast-paced iteration"
- The interview signals Google accelerating its flagship model cadence under new leadership
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