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Google DeepMind: Four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft unaided in 27 hours

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Google DeepMind reported that four Gemini 4 Argon agents completed Minecraft without any human help in 27 hours and 14 minutes. The agents were placed in a randomly generated world with no assigned roles, strategies, or game-specific tools, and the run cost $1,620 at Argon's planned 2027 price.

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    Google DeepMind says four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft without any human help in 27 hours and 14 minutes, costing $1,620 at Argon's planned 2027 price (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)

    Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Google DeepMind says four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft without any human help in 27 hours and 14 minutes, costing $1,620 at Argon's planned 2027 price — The Google Deepmind team dropped the agents into a randomly generated world without assigning roles, strategies, or game-specific tools.

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