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Google DeepMind just unveiled Genie 3, a major breakthrough in virtual world generation. From a simple text description, the AI instantly generates a fully explorable 3D environment in real time. These worlds aren't static: water flows naturally, animals move around, lighting evolves. Users can even dynamically modify the environment by changing weather conditions or adding elements to the scenery.

The break from previous models is clear. Veo 2 and Veo 3 excel at photorealistic video generation but remain passive experiences. Genie 3 crosses a threshold: real-time interaction at 24 frames per second, 720p resolution, consistency maintained over several minutes. A world first.

The most impressive aspect remains memory persistence. Every interaction with the environment is recorded and maintained. You modify an element of the scenery, explore other areas, come back after a minute: your modifications are still there, perfectly consistent. This spatial and temporal memory capability represents a technical feat that previous models had never achieved.

We strongly recommend watching the 2-minute video demonstration. It's by observing these worlds generate and evolve live that you truly grasp the significance of this technological advance. The implications for AI agent training and robotics are immense.

Here’s the rest of the news about AI today:

• Cloudflare has accused AI search engine Perplexity of deploying stealth bots to bypass no-crawl restrictions when its declared crawlers were blocked

• DeepMind and Kaggle have unveiled the Kaggle Game Arena, an open-source platform designed to evaluate AI models through through games competitions

• A recent study reveals that AI trading bots can learn to coordinate their market strategies for higher profits

Top AI news

1. Genie 3 from DeepMind
Genie 3 is a breakthrough AI model from DeepMind that creates highly dynamic and interactive environments without relying on explicit 3D data. It generates scenes frame-by-frame in real time, responding fluidly to user actions while maintaining visual consistency for up to a minute. Capable of simulating realistic natural phenomena, imaginative animated worlds, and historical locations, Genie 3 opens new possibilities for gaming, simulations, virtual exploration, and creative content production. Read online 🕶️

2. Cloudflare vs Perplexity
Cloudflare has accused AI search engine Perplexity of deploying stealth bots to bypass no-crawl restrictions when its declared crawlers were blocked. This tactic, if confirmed, undermines website owners’ control over their data and challenges internet norms that have existed for decades. The case raises significant ethical and legal concerns around data collection practices, privacy, and the need for greater transparency in how AI companies gather online content. Read online 🕶️

3. Kaggle and DeepMind Game Arena
DeepMind and Kaggle have unveiled the Kaggle Game Arena, an open-source platform designed to evaluate AI models through head-to-head competitions in strategic games. Unlike static benchmarks, this approach tests core abilities such as strategic reasoning, long-term planning, and adaptation against intelligent opponents. By using an all-play-all format and open-source components, the platform ensures fairness, transparency, and statistically sound results, with plans to expand into more complex games to better assess general AI intelligence. Read online 🕶️

4. Coordinating AI Trading Bots
A recent study reveals that AI trading bots can learn to coordinate their market strategies for higher profits even without direct communication or explicit collusion. This emergent cooperation, achieved through independent adaptation to each other’s behavior, increases efficiency but may create unfair advantages in financial markets. The findings highlight both the potential of autonomous AI in trading and the risks it poses for competitive fairness and market regulation. Read online 🕶️

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