Project Genie from Google

Google has been building "world models". This is an extraordinary technical accomplishment, but we have worries. Just as people gravitate towards AI companions to escape the messy realities of human relationships, we are worried that people will spend lots of time inside of world models rather than be inside of the messy reality of the real world.

These models will get much better in the future, letting people live inside of worlds of their own design. This may end up being a troubling, seductive source of brainrot.

A world model simulates the dynamics of an environment, predicting how they evolve and how actions affect them. While Google DeepMind has a history of agents for specific environments like Chess or Go, building AGI requires systems that navigate the diversity of the real world. To meet this challenge and support our AGI mission, we developed Genie 3. Unlike explorable experiences in static 3D snapshots, Genie 3 generates the path ahead in real time as you move and interact with the world. It simulates physics and interactions for dynamic worlds, while its breakthrough consistency enables the simulation of any real-world scenario — from robotics and modelling animation and fiction, to exploring locations and historical settings.Building on our model research with trusted testers from across industries and domains, we are taking the next step with an experimental research prototype: Project Genie.