Google's element naming: Argon, Carbon, and possibly Hydrogen

zhod @zhodonxOriginally posted 2026.10.27

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What is Google's deal with the periodic table? ⟣ First it was Argon, internally codenamed Barium. ⟣ We've got Carbon in testing. ⟣ & we're now possibly getting a Flash model named Hydrogen. They're obviously naming their models after elements, the same way OpenAI is naming theirs’ after space. What element is next? Helium?

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