In March, Google showed off its first Genie AI model. After training on thousands of hours of 2D run-and-jump video games, the model could generate halfway-passable interactive impressions of those ...

While no one has figured out how to make money from generative artificial intelligence, that hasn’t stopped Google DeepMind from pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with a big pile of inference.

Imagine being able to step into a fully realized 3D world crafted from nothing more than a single image prompt. A world where every action you take—whether it’s diving into water, opening a door, or ...