#world models

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Odyssey's Agora-1 turns GoldenEye into a multi-player AI world model

Odyssey has unveiled Agora-1, a world model that simulates a shared game state for up to four players while rendering separate real-time viewpoints, aiming at future use in AI agents and robotics.

Key Takeaways

Agora-1 simulates a shared game state while rendering separate live views for each player.
The system was demonstrated with up to four players in an AI-generated GoldenEye environment.

DT Editorial Team·May 19, 2026·via the-decoder.com

Origin Lab Raises $8 Million to Turn Game Worlds Into Training Data for AI World Models

Startup Origin Lab says video game assets can become licensed training data for AI systems that need to model physical space, and investors are backing the thesis with an $8 million seed round.

Key Takeaways

Origin Lab raised an $8 million seed round to connect game studios with AI labs seeking world-model training data.
The startup says video game assets can be converted into licensed datasets for systems that model physical space and motion.

DT Editorial Team·May 14, 2026·via techcrunch.com

World Models Move to the Center of the AI Conversation

MIT Technology Review has singled out world models as one of the most important areas in AI right now, highlighting rising interest in systems designed to better reason about the real world.

Key Takeaways

MIT Technology Review identified world models as one of the areas that matter most in AI right now.
The publication framed the issue around whether AI can better understand the real world.

DT Editorial Team·May 13, 2026·via technologyreview.com

Naver’s Seoul World Model Tries to Fix a Core Weakness in Generative Video

By grounding video generation in 1.2 million real street-view images, Naver says its Seoul World Model can produce more consistent city-scale scenes than fully synthetic world models.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 29, 2026·via the-decoder.com