DeepMind employees unusually confident as Google launches its Carbon model
bookwormengr · x · 2026-10-29
A Google DeepMind researcher announced the launch of Carbon, calling it "hands down the smartest model I've worked with," already using it as a daily work partner and noting it tackles open frontier problems while contributing to Gemini's fast iteration. Engineer Matthew Berman-adjacent observers note the distinctly positive, confident vibes from DeepMind staff — unprecedented, and itself a signal of the model's strength.
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