In the vast sea of stars of artificial intelligence and large models, the World Model is like the same rising star, leading us to the mysterious shore of general artificial intelligence (AGI).

The concept of the world model can be traced back to philosopher Immanuel Kant's epistemological theory, and its core idea is to build an intelligent system that can fully understand and simulate the real world, which can not only process and analyze massive data, but also make complex reasoning and decisions, so as to achieve intelligent behavior like humans.

On the road to the exploration of the world model, major technology giants and start-ups have joined the battle, launching an exciting technology competition.

Google DeepMind, for example, has a dedicated team dedicated to developing huge generative models that simulate the physical world. By integrating with existing Gemini, Veo, Genie and other models, the new model will not only be able to generate realistic images and videos, but also be able to predict future scene changes by integrating text, images, video and other data modes, laying the foundation for the realization of AGI.

Autonomous driving, for example, has become an important testing ground for world models. Tesla actively explores the application of world models in the field of autonomous driving and builds a complete 4D neural network to understand the laws of world operation. Domestic automobile companies such as Nio, Ideal and Xiaopeng are also accelerating the layout of the world model. Among them, NIO launched the intelligent driving world model NWM, which can push out a variety of possible scenarios in a very short time and find the optimal decision.

Another example, Li Fei-fei, known as the "godmother of AI", has founded the World Labs company, which is committed to creating a 3D world that can sense, generate and interact, promote the development of spatial intelligence, and make AI transition from "big language model" to "big world model". The first major achievement of World Labs is the ability to generate a complete 3D world from a single image, which not only has realistic 3D scenes, but also has the ability to interact in real time.

Opportunities and challenges coexist, the development of the world model is like a wonderful adventure, and the participation of major manufacturers makes this adventure more colorful. The industry generally believes that with the continuous progress of technology and the continuous expansion of application scenarios, the world model will open up a more intelligent and more wonderful new world for us, making us closer to AGI!