Google for Developers: Introducing Genie 4

Raia Hadsell, Diego Rivas, and Hang Qi from Google DeepMind join host Logan Kilpatrick to introduce Genie 4, the latest world model from Google DeepMind.



Their conversation covers:

*What world models are

*The arc from Genie 1 to Genie 4

*Live demos showcasing the model’s biggest leaps forward

*The role of Gemini in the loop

*The path to robotics and education applications

*What it means to make Genie available in the API for the first time



Chapters

0:00 — Welcome and Genie 4 introduction

1:02 — What are world models?

2:10 — The arc from Genie 1 to Genie 4

5:10 — Live demos, audio, photorealism, and real-time interaction

11:03 — Egocentric first-person view

11:53 — Dialogue with characters in the world

15:10 — Gemini in the loop

17:10 — Fantastical world simulation

19:01 — Genie 4 and robotics

24:11 — What makes Genie 4 shine vs. previous models

25:55 — Scaling and future directions

34:42 — API availability

35:04 — Safety and SynthID in real time

41:36 — Go-to prompts from the team

45:36 — Evaluating world model quality





🔗 Resources:

Genie 4 Blog? → https://goo.gle/4ipGTNa





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Speakers: Raia Hadsell, Diego Rivas, Hang Qi, Logan Kilpatrick

Products Mentioned: Gemini