{
  "schemaVersion": "2.0",
  "id": "CL-0018",
  "version": 1,
  "recordUrl": "https://cortist.com/reality-ledger/cl-0018/",
  "snapshotUrl": "https://cortist.com/data/reality-ledger/records/cl-0018-v1.json",
  "sourceDate": "2026-10-27",
  "snapshotDate": "2026-11-05",
  "topic": "AGI / World Models",
  "state": "announced",
  "status": "Genie 4 preview restricted; broader release pending",
  "organization": "Google DeepMind",
  "claim": "When will Google's Genie 4 move beyond trusted research testers to documented consumer and developer access?",
  "evidence": "Google DeepMind announced Genie 4 on 27 October 2026 and said it had started a research preview with trusted testers. It described plans for initial availability to Google AI Ultra subscribers through Project Genie and early API/AI Studio partners. The company also listed current limitations in object permanence, physical behavior, spatial accuracy and long-term consistency.",
  "limitations": "A demonstration and a restricted research preview do not establish general product availability or robust physical-world simulation. The announcement gives no firm public release date, and simulations do not automatically transfer to reliable robotics outcomes.",
  "nextEvidence": "Dated official availability notices, verifiable user access for the specified consumer/developer cohorts, public usage terms and independent evaluations of consistency and physical fidelity over extended sessions.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Google DeepMind: Genie 4 research-preview announcement",
      "url": "https://deepmind.google/blog/genie-4-a-new-generation-of-world-simulation/",
      "published": "2026-10-27"
    }
  ],
  "timeline": [
    "2026-10-27 | Model and restricted preview announced | Google describes trusted-tester Genie 4 access and later broader availability.",
    "2026-11-05 | Cortist baseline | No general-release verification is claimed for this record."
  ],
  "newsUrl": null,
  "topicUrl": "https://cortist.com/agi/",
  "kind": "delivery_commitment",
  "deadline": "No fixed public date announced",
  "verificationCriteria": [
    "Verify actual availability to consumer and developer cohorts specified in the announcement.",
    "Document restrictions, price and access eligibility without confusing a waitlist with open access.",
    "Seek independent long-session physical-consistency tests with disclosed conditions."
  ],
  "sourceReviewNote": "Cortist read the cited original publication before opening the case; this is not independent replication or resolved-outcome verification",
  "independentlyResolved": false,
  "baselineStatusAsOf": "2026-11-05"
}