Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is working on developing “world models”, according to the Financial Times. These are advanced AI systems that can navigate and design physical environments. These models aim to take AI beyond large language models like Grok and ChatGPT.
To compete with companies such as Meta and Google, xAI hired experts from Nvidia over the summer. These specialists bring experience in training AI using videos and robotic data to help machines better comprehend the real world.
As per the report, the experts recruited are Zeeshan Patel and Ethan He, both AI researchers from Nvidia who have worked on world models. Nvidia itself has been a leader in this field through its Omniverse platform, which builds and runs simulations.
The report said that many in the tech industry have high hopes for world models, as they could enable AI to move beyond software and into physical products like humanoid robots.
The company is also hiring technical staff for its “omni team,” which focuses on creating AI systems that can understand and generate content across various formats, including photos, videos, and audio.
Musk recently reiterated a goal he set last year, saying xAI will release a “great AI-generated game before the end of next year.”
Last month, xAI launched aits new image and video generation model, Grok Imagine, on social media platform X and offering it free to users.
While current video generation models, like OpenAI’s Sora, produce video frames by predicting patterns from training data, world models represent a significant leap forward. They would have a real-time, causal understanding of physics and how objects interact in different environments.
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To compete with companies such as Meta and Google, xAI hired experts from Nvidia over the summer. These specialists bring experience in training AI using videos and robotic data to help machines better comprehend the real world.
As per the report, the experts recruited are Zeeshan Patel and Ethan He, both AI researchers from Nvidia who have worked on world models. Nvidia itself has been a leader in this field through its Omniverse platform, which builds and runs simulations.
The report said that many in the tech industry have high hopes for world models, as they could enable AI to move beyond software and into physical products like humanoid robots.
The company is also hiring technical staff for its “omni team,” which focuses on creating AI systems that can understand and generate content across various formats, including photos, videos, and audio.
Musk recently reiterated a goal he set last year, saying xAI will release a “great AI-generated game before the end of next year.”
Last month, xAI launched aits new image and video generation model, Grok Imagine, on social media platform X and offering it free to users.
While current video generation models, like OpenAI’s Sora, produce video frames by predicting patterns from training data, world models represent a significant leap forward. They would have a real-time, causal understanding of physics and how objects interact in different environments.
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