Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon

>> GOOGLE RELEASING ITS LATEST FRONTIER MODEL GEMINI FOR ARGON. JUST AS THE AI RACE IS SHIFTING TO PERSONAL ASSISTANTS LIKE META'S MUSE AND OPENAI'S DOTS, MACKENZIE SIGALOS HAS MORE IN TODAY'S TECH CHECK. MACKENZIE SO KELLY, NEARLY A YEAR AFTER GEMINI THREE, GAVE GOOGLE SOME MUCH NEEDED AI STREET CRED, ITS SUCCESSOR HAS ARRIVED. GOOGLE SAYS THAT GEMINI FOUR ARGON TOPS A KEY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BENCHMARK AND TIES WITH OPENAI FOR FIRST PLACE IN CYBERSECURITY, BUT ITS ROLLOUT IS HEAVILY RESTRICTED TO SELECT CYBER DEFENDERS AND CLOUD CUSTOMERS, WHILE IT UNDERGOES U.S. GOVERNMENT SAFETY TESTING. AND THE ARGUABLY MORE CONSEQUENTIAL RACE NOW IS PERSONAL AI AGENTS, AND WHETHER ARGON CAN HELP GOOGLE COMPETE NOW. THREE WEEKS AGO, META LAUNCHED ITS FREE NEWS APP, WHICH HAS ALREADY TOPPED 5 MILLION DOWNLOADS, ACCORDING TO SENSOR TOWER, OPENAI'S DOTS OFFERING AND GOOGLE'S SPARK AGENT, MEANWHILE, REMAIN BEHIND PAYWALLS. I SPOKE WITH GOOGLE'S AGENT TEAM ABOUT ITS PLANS FOR SPARK, AND THEY TELL ME THAT AS OF NOW, IT CAN NAVIGATE CHROME ACCESS, GMAIL AND CALENDAR. BUT BY DESIGN, IT CANNOT MAKE CALLS OR COMPLETE PURCHASES. BOTH CAPABILITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH META'S AGENT. AND KEEP IN MIND, GOOGLE ACTUALLY HAD A HEAD START HERE. SPARK DEBUTED IN MAY, MONTHS BEFORE MUSE. PLUS, BILLIONS OF PEOPLE USE GOOGLE'S PRODUCTS WITH THEIR PERSONAL DATA ALREADY INSIDE OF ITS ECOSYSTEM. MUSE AND DOTS HAVE TO PERSUADE CUSTOMERS TO CONNECT THOSE ACCOUNTS. AND THERE'S MORE AT STAKE THAN LOSING GROUND TO RIVAL AGENTS. JP MORGAN WARNING JUST TODAY THAT AS AGENTS TAKE OVER TRAVEL BOOKINGS AND SHOPPING, CONSUMERS COULD BYPASS GOOGLE SEARCH ALTOGETHER, THREATENING ITS LUCRATIVE AD REVENUE. >> I MUST. >> BE FANCY. >> BECAUSE I CAN USE SPARK A LITTLE BIT, I THINK BECAUSE WE PAY SO MUCH FOR THE PHOTO, THE TERABYTES VERSION, IT'S FINE. I ACTUALLY TURNED IT OFF BECAUSE MY INBOX KEPT CRASHING, WHICH HAD NEVER HAPPENED IN THE 20 YEARS OR WHATEVER THAT I'VE HAD IT AND IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMEWHAT USEFUL, BUT I HAVEN'T MADE THE LEAP YET. AND YOU CAN GIVE MUSE ACCESS. I HAVEN'T DONE THIS. BUT YOU KNOW, TO YOUR, YOUR GMAIL, THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S DOING. SO YEAH, GOOGLE, IT'S SO INCREDIBLE TO WATCH THEM GO FROM A FEW MONTHS AGO. ALL WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS GEMINI. NOW IT'S LIKE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR US LATELY? >> AND I WILL SAY THIS, YOU WERE PROBABLY A PART OF THE, THE COMMUNITY OF USERS THAT ARE A TEST CASE FOR GOOGLE. I SPOKE TO THEIR TEAM. THEY SAID THAT SPECIFICALLY PRO