Gemini 4 Nearing Launch, Says New Google DeepMind Chief
Koray Kavukcuoglu said the model is in its refinement stage in his first media appearance as head of Google DeepMind.
Google is nearing the launch of its long-awaited Gemini 4 model, after trailing rival developers on recent flagship AI releases, according to a report by The Verge.
Koray Kavukcuoglu, speaking with The Information in his first media appearance as the new leader of Google's DeepMind division, said that Gemini 4 is currently in its refinement stage.
The comments mark one of the first substantive updates on the model's development timeline from Google DeepMind's leadership since Kavukcuoglu took on the role.
Gemini has been Google's flagship family of large language models, competing directly with offerings from other major AI developers. Previous versions of Gemini have been used across Google's products, including search, workplace tools and its consumer assistant applications.
The report noted that Google has faced pressure to keep pace with rivals on the release cadence of frontier AI models, and a refinement-stage status for Gemini 4 suggests the company is moving to close that gap.
Kavukcuoglu did not provide a specific release date for Gemini 4 in the reported comments, according to The Verge.
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