ShieldGemma

Google releases Gemma 2 2B, ShieldGemma and Gemma Scope

Google released three new additions to the Gemma ecosystem: Gemma 2 2B, a small open-weights language model; ShieldGemma, a safety-focused classifier model; and Gemma Scope, an interpretability toolset. These releases expand the Gemma family with a smaller, more accessible model alongside dedicated safety and interpretability infrastructure. The announcement was published on the Hugging Face blog, indicating integration with the HF ecosystem.