According to interview notes shared on X by Jessica Lessin, editor-in-chief of the U.S. media outlet "The Information," Koray Kavukcuoglu, head of development at Google DeepMind, suggested through body language that the next-generation AI model "Gemini 4" will arrive soon and be released within this year.
Model ReleasesGoogle DeepMindデミス・ハサビスGemini 4
Google DeepMind may release Gemini 4 within this year, suggests development head
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During the interview, Kavukcuoglu asserted that "Google is indeed at the forefront." Regarding the trend of slowing AI development led by U.S. companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI, he reportedly stated that it is "unnecessary" because they are advancing safety measures in parallel.
When Google announced "Gemini 3.6 Flash" in July this year, it mentioned that pre-training for Gemini 4 had already begun and expressed great satisfaction with the progress.
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- 「Gemini 4」は年末までに発表――開発責任者が言及か 「Googleは確かに最先端」と主張 （ITmedia AI+、2026-09-24）