Shane Gu

@shaneguml

Sr. Staff RS GenAI @GoogleDeepMind. 🇯🇵-born 🇨🇳🇨🇦. ex: Omni Thinking, Gemini 1.5-3, GPT-4 @OpenAI, GoogBrain Robotics (JP: @shanegJP). Personal opinions.

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Gemini 4 Argon arrives in Perplexity with a claimed WANDR record

Perplexity says Pro and Max subscribers have access; a separate post says the model is available to all users.

9 Sources, 3d ago, updated 3d ago

Argon demos highlight one-shot 3D games and music-synced animation

Google says Argon can build playable, stylized Three.js games with jump scares in one shot.

3 Sources, 6d ago, first seen 6d ago

Gemini 4 Argon launches globally on October 13, 2026

Google says Argon is available through its paid API tier and to Pro and Ultra subscribers in Gemini and Search.

202 Sources, 9h ago, updated 9h ago

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Google introduces Gemini 4 Argon with limited cyber rollout

Google announces a 1 million-token output limit, up from 64,000, for its new model. Initial access goes to trusted cyber defenders through the Fairwind Program.

333 Sources, 15d ago, updated 15d ago

Shane Legg’s 2008 PhD thesis, revisited

Legg offers a lighthearted assessment of his doctoral work, calling it “well ahead of its time.”

2 Sources, 26d ago, updated 26d ago

The case for language models at the core of physical AI

A researcher describes work across Gemini, Omni and generative media to test ideas about physical AI, arguing that language models remain indispensable.