Google opens Genie 4 preview for interactive world simulations

SignalBetaWhat the people building AI said today28 October 2026

Google announced a research preview of Genie 4, pitching interactive simulations as a training ground for agents and robots. Oracle outlined new OpenAI integrations and chip offerings, while researchers reported uneven results from AI research proposals and novelty judges.

Google previews Genie 4 for testers

Google says it has begun rolling out Genie 4 to trusted testers, with real-time scene controls, native audio and Gemini reasoning. DeepMind describes the model as a step toward virtual environments for testing agents and robots, while Google acknowledges that physics can drift during longer sessions. Ethan Mollick demonstrated steering a scene in real time and described the results as glitchy but substantially advanced compared with a few years ago.

We've started to roll out as a research preview to trusted testers.

Sundar Pichai, Google CEO · On X

These capabilities are a step toward developing safe virtual environments to see how agents and robots navigate their surroundings.

Google DeepMind, Google DeepMind research · On X

It is glitchy, but also impossibly advanced compared to a couple years ago.

Ethan Mollick, Wharton professor · On X

Our story: Google's Genie 4 world model opens to testers with robot training in its sights

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