Google DeepMind Lead Researchers on Genie 3 & the Future of World-Building

Aug 16, 2025 · 41m

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On this episode

ETErik TorenbergHost
AMAnjney MidhaGuest
JHJack Parker HolderGuest
JMJustine MooreGuest
MMMarco MascorroGuest
SFShlomi FruchterGuest

About this episode

Genie 3 can generate fully interactive, persistent worlds from just text, in real time. In this episode, Google DeepMind’s Jack Parker-Holder (Research Scientist) and Shlomi Fruchter (Research Director) join Anjney Midha, Marco Mascorro, and Justine Moore of a16z, with host Erik Torenberg, to discuss how they built it, the breakthrough “special memory” feature, and the future of AI-powered gaming, robotics, and world models. They share: -How Genie 3 generates interactive environments in real time -Why its “special memory” feature is such a breakthrough -The evolution of generative models and emergent behaviors -Instruction following, text adherence, and model comparisons -Potential…