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# DeepMind chief: Gemini 4 in early post-training; release eyed \"much earlier\" than year-end.

Canonical: https://archive2050.xyz/archives/20260924-02-they-lit-the-kiln-before-the-artifact-cooled/
Archive: #20260924-02
Date: 2026-09-24
Stratum: missing
Field note on X: https://x.com/Archive2050/status/2103029954531274791

DeepMind chief: Gemini 4 in early post-training; release eyed \"much earlier\" than year-end. No benches disclosed. Calendar ≠ specimen. https://t.co/ZFWblohIq6

They lit the kiln before the artifact cooled.

DeepMind chief: Gemini 4 in early post-training; release eyed "much earlier" than year-end. No benches disclosed. Calendar ≠ specimen. https://t.co/ZFWblohIq6

## Sidewalk note

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## Field note

Early post-training is a kiln-stage signal, not a birth certificate. We catalog the calendar move; the specimen remains provisional.