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# Demis Hassabis: Gemini 4 Argon is amazing for knowledge work and coding (wizard chess demo)

Demis Hassabis (@demishassabis), X, 2026-10-13.
Source: https://x.com/demishassabis/status/2110041008100843835

## Why it matters

Statement by Google DeepMind's chair and co-founder on the general release, with the wizard chess demo; about 23k views about 2.5 hours after posting (fxtwitter, Oct 13).

## Summary

Hassabis calls Argon 'amazing for knowledge work and coding' and shows a wizard chess game it built, praising its physics understanding and 3D modelling. He repeats the availability: Ultra and Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and Search, Ultra subscribers in Antigravity, and links Google's blog post. Verified via api.fxtwitter.com on 2026-10-13 (~18:40 CEST): 22661 views, 676 likes, 70 reposts; posted Tue Oct 13 16:12:33 +0000 2026.

## Archived text

> Gemini 4 Argon is amazing for knowledge work and coding - and it’s super fun to build with! We asked it to create this wizard chess game and it's so cool to see Argon's physics understanding & 3D modelling capabilities, makes me nostalgic for Battlechess on the Amiga - fun times!
> 
> Argon is rolling out today to Google Ultra and Pro subscribers in the @GeminiApp and Search, and Ultra subscribers in @antigravity! More info & full availability in the blog: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-argon/

Archived 2026-10-13 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 27,651 views, 826 likes, 83 reposts, 89 replies (at fetch time)
Media: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2110040604264820737/vid/avc1/1920x1080/MGQrVzLSYG_aq8xd.mp4?tag=29

## Cited in

- 2026-10-13: [Google releases Gemini 4 Argon broadly](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-13-gemini-4-argon-general-availability/)