Gary Marcus, professor emeritus at NYU, explains the differences between large language models and "world models" — and why he thinks the latter are key to achieving artificial general intelligence.

Demis Hassabis (DeepMind CEO) and other AI leaders sees the next big AI gains—and the path to AGI—will come from targeted ...

LLMs, or large language models, are the technological foundation of today's AI. Chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini use LLMs to create the natural-sounding text you see on your screen. But LLMs may ...

The landscape of artificial intelligence and machine learning is undergoing a seismic shift in early 2026. As we move beyond the era of simple text prediction and generative chatbots, a new paradigm ...

Step aside, LLMs. The next big step for AI is learning, reconstructing and simulating the dynamics of the real world. Barbara is a tech writer specializing in AI and emerging technologies. With a ...

In recent years, we’ve become used to seeing text, pictures, videos and even computer code generated by AI. But what if it could go a step further and create entire worlds? Well, for developers ...

Demis Hassabis, Google Deepmind CEO, just told the AI world that ChatGPT’s path needs a world model. OpenAI and Google and XAI and Anthropic are all using the LLM (Large Language Model Approach).

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There is an AI project, called Paperclip (with an ominous but obvious reference to the key theme of the best-selling book ...

AI company Runway has announced what it calls its first world model, GWM-1. It’s a significant step in a new direction for a company that has made its name primarily on video generation, and it’s part ...

Tarun Eldho Alias is a technology leader with over a decade of experience in software development and is the founder and CTO of Neem Inc. During a recent discussion with a data scientist who studies ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...