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DiffusionGemma: Inside Google's Open Weight Diffusion Model That Generates Text 4x Faster - June 13, 2026 Google DeepMind just released DiffusionGemma, its first open weight diffusion language model, which refines whole blocks of text in parallel instead of predicting one token at a time. Chris and Laura dig into how discrete text diffusion works, why this 26B mixture of experts model runs on a single consumer GPU, the up to 4x speed gain, and the quality tradeoffs Google is openly acknowledging. Hosted by Chris and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. Send us fan mail: https://dxtoday.com/contact #AI #Google #DiffusionGemma #OpenWeights #MachineLearning