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Google rolls out new Gemini AI model but restricts access over safety concerns

Google released its Gemini 4 Argon AI model on Wednesday only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts, withholding it from the public to prevent misuse by hackers, according to a blogpost by Google chief AI architect Koray Kavukcuoglu. "Safely releasing frontier capabilities at this level requires a phased approach," Kavukcuoglu wrote. The restricted rollout marks Google's decision to limit access to its most powerful model rather than issue a general release.

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Google rolls out new Gemini AI model but restricts access over safety concerns
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[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)

Tech company releases Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by hackers

Google on Wednesday said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, releasing Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by hackers.

“Safely releasing frontier capabilities at this level requires a phased approach,” wrote Koray Kavukcuoglu, Google’s chief AI architect, in a blogpost announcing the model.

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