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Gemini

Publication dates and source age

Sources counted: 4

Newest dated source: 2025-09-22

At least one source was published within the 18-month window.

Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

Some publication dates are unknown; the newest dated source may not be the newest source overall.

Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

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In plain language

Google uses Gemini for an AI assistant and the models it gives access to. [1]

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Limits & distinctions

The app and an underlying model are different parts of the system. A feature name does not certify its answers. [1] [4]

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A fuller explanation

Google describes the Gemini app as an interface to its multimodal language models. Multimodal means working with more than text, such as images or audio; supported features depend on the model and application. [1] [2]

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How it relates to the map

The product name is context for reading the separate Google DeepMind record. [1] [3]

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Sources and what we read

  1. 1. What is Gemini and how it works

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Publication dates are unavailable.

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Some publication dates are unknown; the newest dated source may not be the newest source overall.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read the introduction describing the Gemini app as an interface to Google's multimodal language models. Used for naming and app/model distinction, without endorsing performance claims. No exact publication date established.

  2. 2. Multimodal chat templates

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Publication dates are unavailable.

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Some publication dates are unknown; the newest dated source may not be the newest source overall.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read mixed text/image/audio/video inputs, preprocessing and model-specific video support. Used to explain input types; examples are not evidence of universal capabilities or accuracy. Live page publication date unspecified.

  3. 3. Strengthening our Frontier Safety Framework

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Newest dated source: 2025-09-22

    At least one source was published within the 18-month window.

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    The article contains an April 2026 update. A published framework is evidence of stated policy, not an estimate of catastrophe probability.

  4. 4. Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile

    Source is over 18 months old.

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Newest dated source: 2024-07

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read introduction, section 2.2 on confabulation, and selected MEASURE actions 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.9 concerning evaluation evidence, generalization, citations, generated-code review and safeguards. A voluntary risk-management profile; no claim that all 64 pages or every referenced study was reviewed.

Edition and machine-readable evidence

Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.

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