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Google is forming a new team to build AI that can simulate the physical world

Google is establishing a team to build AI that can simulate the physical world, led by one of the former co-leads on OpenAI's Sora model.

Image Credits: DeepMind“We believe scaling [AI training] on video and multimodal data is on the critical path to artificial general intelligence,” reads one of the job descriptions. They believe that world models could one day be used to create interactive media, like video games and movies, and run realistic simulations like training environments for robots. A recent Wired investigation found that game studios like Activision Blizzard, which has laid off scores of workers, are using AI to cut corners, ramp up productivity, and compensate for attrition.

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