Google has shipped Gemini 4 Argon, its first big model since February, after falling behind OpenAI and Anthropic. It scrapped the planned Gemini 3.5 Pro, is giving the new model only to cybersecurity defenders at first, and says its guardrails can shut it down, a day after AI executives signed a voluntary safety pledge at the White House.
Google's Gemini 4 Argon is its attempt to catch OpenAI and Anthropic after falling behind, and to show restraint at the same time: it scrapped the planned Gemini 3.5 Pro, is handing the new model only to cybersecurity defenders at first, and built in a shut-off, a week after AI executives signed a voluntary safety pledge at the White House.
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Google Unveils Flagship A.I. Model With Guardrails
The New York Times · Oct 1, 2026
