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# Pushmeet Kohli: Gemini 4 Argon 'a step change', with 'a transformative impact on the Science projects' at Google DeepMind

Pushmeet Kohli (@pushmeet), X, 2026-10-13.
Source: https://x.com/pushmeet/status/2110049807385702623

## Why it matters

First-hand claim by Google DeepMind's head of science about Argon's effect on internal and collaborator science projects (thread).

## Summary

Views 24761, likes 392, reposts 30 via api.fxtwitter.com on 2026-10-14 (morning); posted Tue Oct 13 16:47:31 +0000 2026. Listed in the sweep's Techmeme discussion posts (sweep 2026-10-14). Not opened on x.com.

## Archived text

> Gemini 4 Argon is a step change in model performance.  
> 
> In recent weeks, it has had a transformative impact on the Science projects in our team at @GoogleDeepMind and our external collaborators, and helped make a number of remarkable advances across scientific disciplines. 🧵👇

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## Cited in

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