Genie (world model)
Genie (world model)
{{infobox software |name=Genie |author=google-deepmind |released= |license=Proprietary |website= Its successor, Genie 2, was introduced in December, introducing the capability of generating three-dimensional environments.
In August 2025, Genie 3 was introduced, introducing higher-resolution simulations and increased memory from Genie 2, which lost its memory after only ten seconds.
On January 29, 2026, Genie 3 was released to the public in the form of Project Genie. Project Genie is only available to AI Ultra subscribers ($250/month) in the United States who are over 18 years old. After the release of Project Genie, shares of video game producers decreased significantly, with Take-Two Interactive decreasing by 9.3%, Roblox Corporation decreasing by 15%, Unity Software decreasing by 21%, and CD Projekt decreasing by 8%.
In February 2026, Waymo adopted a fine-tuned version of Genie 3, the Waymo World Model, for simulating edge case scenarios to train their robotaxis.
Models ### Original The original Genie model was introduced in March 2024, and was only capable of generating two-dimensional environments. It generates frames of the world from interactive input and previous frames, and was trained off of thousands of hours of video game footage.
Genie 3 Genie 3 was introduced in August 2025, and is capable of generating and modifying interactive worlds in real-time. Its memory has increased to one minute, from Genie 2's ten seconds. Genie 3 is limited to 720p at 24 frames per second. Waymo also created a smaller version of the Waymo World Model that uses less computation.
In December 2025, a self-driving car ran over a cat, and in January 2026, one ran over a child. These led to authorities issuing safety investigations into Waymo, and the Waymo World Model being introduced to prevent those situations from occuring in the future. It has three types of simulation controls, being driving action control, scene layout control, and language control. Driving action control controls how it responds to inputs, scene layout control controls the generated scenario, and language control controls environmental conditions.
Project Genie Project Genie is a website that allows Google AI Ultra ($250/month) subscribers who live in the United States and are over the age of 18 to access Genie 3. Project Genie was released on January 29, 2026.
Project Genie has been used for training AI agents in interactive environments and video game design. It has been used for creating ripoffs of Nintendo games, such as Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It has a 60-second limit on world exploration.
After the release of Project Genie, shares of video game producers decreased significantly. Project Genie has been criticized for being slow, having a 60-second limit on world exploration, being censored due to a cease and desist from Disney, and contributing to technological unemployment.