{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/698cc1b55a0d566e5b385e40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can “world models” fix AI’s blind spots?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/1770832131452-e6023b87-7470-4530-9fb0-8f22a31b8f7f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Modern artificial intelligence is seemingly unstoppable. But large language models have an undeniable blind spot: an incomplete understanding of physical reality and the laws of physics. Could “world models” be the solution—and how are AI labs building them?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Alex Hern, AI writer at <em>The Economist</em></li><li>Yann LeCun, AI pioneer and executive chairman at AMI Labs</li><li>Shlomi Fruchter, research director at Google DeepMind</li><li>Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO at Runway AI</li><li>Alok Jha, host of “Babbage”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Large language models</li><li>World models</li><li>Google's Project Genie</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video </em></a><em>explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}