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Applied AI·September 24, 2026·1 min read

Google DeepMind SVP Koray Kavukcuoglu says Gemini 4 is in the early phase of post-training and hopes it will be released "much earlier" than the end of the year

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Gemini 4 entering post-training with an accelerated release target means the frontier cadence is now measured in quarters, not years. If your roadmap assumes model stability, shorten your planning horizon and design for continuous capability upgrades rather than one-off “AI launches.”

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Major environmental groups are embracing AI to analyze climate data, track forest fires, and more, even as they warn of the environmental impact of data centers

When the same organizations pushing hardest on climate are also leaning on AI, the constraint shifts from "whether" to "how" these workloads run. Expect more pressure for verifiable low-carbon compute — operators with credible emissions accounting and green power contracts gain an edge in winning NGO, public sector, and ESG-sensitive work.