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Google DeepMind has unveiled Genie 2, a powerful multimodal foundation AI model that transforms single images into interactive 3D environments with real-time physics, lighting, and player controls.

TODAY IN MORNING AI

• DeepMind's Genie 2: Transforming Images Into Playable Worlds

• Amazon and Anthropic revealed plans for Project Rainer

• Luma AI introduced Ray 2

• Defense technology firm Anduril revealed a strategic partnership with OpenAI

• AI fun fact

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Amazon and Anthropic revealed plans for Project Rainer, a massive AI supercomputer powered by hundreds of thousands of Trainium2 chips, which is five times larger than Anthropic’s current leading model. This project is set to become the world's largest AI system.

OpenAI announced the hiring of three leading Google DeepMind computer vision experts—Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai—who will focus on multimodal AI and help expand the company’s new Zurich, Switzerland office.

Luma AI introduced Ray 2, an advanced video model capable of generating minute-long videos in just seconds. The model was unveiled during Amazon’s AWS event and will be integrated into the Amazon Bedrock platform through a new partnership.

Defense technology firm Anduril revealed a strategic partnership with OpenAI to create AI-powered aerial defense systems to protect U.S. and allied forces from drone threats.

Spotify launched its annual viral "Wrapped" user listening recap, now featuring an AI-powered podcast segment using Google’s NotebookLM tool, complete with music commentary from two AI hosts.

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DeepMind's Genie 2: Transforming Images Into Playable Worlds

Google DeepMind has unveiled Genie 2, a powerful multimodal foundation AI model that transforms single images into interactive 3D environments with real-time physics, lighting, and player controls.

Key Highlights:

• Genie 2 can generate fully playable 3D environments from simple image prompts, complete with dynamic physics, lighting effects, and character controls that persist for up to a minute.

• The model maintains spatial memory, enabling it to recall areas players have visited, even if they are off-screen.

• It supports both keyboard and mouse inputs, offering first and third-person perspectives with 720p resolution.

• In testing, DeepMind's SIMA AI agent successfully navigated these generated worlds, responding to natural language commands like "go to the red door."

• The system can generate worlds from various image types, including concept art and real-world photographs, which could streamline game design prototyping.

Why It Matters: Following the release of World Labs, DeepMind enters the world-generation field with Genie 2, which holds the potential for creating limitless, diverse training environments. This could significantly advance the development of more capable embodied AI agents, while also having far-reaching implications for game prototyping and creative innovation.

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