Genie's third-generation world models developed by Google tend to experience performance degradation after approximately one minute

According to Gamefile, Google introduced its Genie 3 generative AI during a presentation at GDC, highlighting its capabilities and limitations. Due to constraints in memory, the AI's world models begin to lose consistency after about a minute, a notable improvement from a few seconds as seen in earlier prototypes.

Gamefile's Stephen Totilo notes that the scenes generated by Genie 3 are created frame-by-frame, acting similarly to an interactive video rather than a standard 3D game world, predicting what viewers will experience next. Alexandre Moufarek from Google DeepMind's Inception team, in a GDC session on Monday, stated that there is no intent to replace conventional video games with this technology. Rather, the goal is to inspire new gaming experiences that were previously unimaginable without the support of artificial intelligence.

After the session, Gamefile spoke further with Moufarek, who reinforced that designing video games isn't the principal mission of Genie 3. The technology could potentially give rise to new games, but the chief aim is the broader pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and crafting custom digital environments for an AI to explore. Moufarek mentioned they "are not yet at a stage where we can just create a game," but the potential interest from game developers to experiment with the technology was noted.

During the presentation, Google also showcased its SIMA 2 AI agent's abilities. SIMA 2 can engage with any video game, exemplified by its task to find a spaceship within No Man's Sky. This agent was initially introduced by Google DeepMind back in November.

The release of Genie 3 earlier in the year led to some instability in the stock market for various video game companies. In January, stock values declined, a reaction linked to investor concerns. However, Pete Lewin, a partner at Wiggin law firm, highlighted in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz the possibility of increased opposition from IP holders regarding the use of technology such as Genie 3, due to potential copyright issues.