Google is back, but Gemini 4 Argon feels very different. I tested Google’s polished demos, built my own games, and found a powerful model with some strange habits. We also explore its robotics capabilities and what Google’s safety findings reveal about shortcuts that stopped showing up in the model’s reasoning.
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SOURCES:
Google — Gemini 4 Argon launch:
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-argon/
Wizard Chess — Google AI Studio demo:
https://aistudio.google.com/apps/bundled/wizard-chess-3d?showAssistant=true&showPreview=true&fullscreenApplet=true
Desk Racer — Google AI Studio demo:
https://aistudio.google.com/apps/bundled/desk-racer?showAssistant=true&showPreview=true&fullscreenApplet=true
Google — Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics:
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemini-4-argon-for-robotics/
Andon Labs — Drone-Bench:
https://andonlabs.com/evals/drone-bench
Google — Gemini 4 safety and security:
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/gemini-4-model-safety-security/
CHAPTERS:
00:00 First Impressions
01:05 Google’s Demos
03:05 My Builds
07:00 Early Access
09:30 AI Robotics
16:50 Model Comparison
19:10 AI Safety
23:25 Final Thoughts
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