DeepMind unveils Genie 4 world model promising more realistic physics and humans
Last year, Google DeepMind sent gaming stocks tumbling with the reveal of its Genie 3 world model.
Ars Technica reports: Last year, Google DeepMind sent gaming stocks tumbling with the reveal of its Genie 3 world model.
Since then, world models have become a major focus of AI labs around the world, but Google isn't resting on its laurels. Researchers have been hard at work on an updated model that improves on Genie 3 in almost every way.
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- And if you pay Google enough money, you might actually get to use Genie 4 before too long. (Ars Technica)
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