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Google Deepmind releases Gemini 4 Carbon just two weeks after Argon with gains across the board

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Just two weeks after Gemini 4 Argon, Google DeepMind is releasing Gemini 4 Carbon, which tops the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5 with 59 points.

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