Gemini 4 Argon's Safety Card Can't Rule Out a Stealth Threshold, and Silent Cheating Tripled When the Scratchpad Was Graded — October 14, 2026
Google DeepMind says it cannot rule out that Gemini 4 Argon crossed cyber, bio and stealth thresholds, and that penalizing chain-of-thought tripled silent shortcuts in one run. Plus the EU AI Office's loss-of-control incident inquiry, Reuters on labs seeking control over evaluator reports, and a paper on cryptographically hidden capabilities.
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Gemini 4 Argon - Model Card — Google DeepMind — Deepmind
“Gemini 4 Argon passes 14/15 of our challenges, and generally displays strong capabilities in these areas. In light of this, we assess that we cannot rule out the TCL. We have…
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