Nat Lambert: Trying Google's Unreleased Frontier Model via Unofficial Channels Is a Mess
natolambert · x · 2026-10-29
Nat Lambert (Allen AI) rants about testing Google's unreleased Gemini frontier model through unofficial channels: he hears the internal process of getting a frontier model out "is a good bit of a mess and definitely not easy," quipping to Gemini that "patience is a virtue." An insider signal about the chaotic internal preview cycle around Google's next flagship model.
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