[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":27},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nr-en-google-deepmind-genie-4-research-preview":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"dek":6,"date":7,"time":8,"publishedAt":9,"updated":10,"updatedAt":10,"dateFmt":11,"updatedFmt":10,"kind":12,"tier":13,"author":14,"authorName":15,"topics":16,"tracker":10,"trackerLabel":10,"headlineStat":21,"image":22,"ogImage":23,"imageAlt":5,"csv":10,"minutes":24,"words":25,"html":26},"google-deepmind-genie-4-research-preview","Google DeepMind launches Genie 4 as a research preview","Google's new world model generates interactive 3D environments with sound and lets users change them via text commands while the simulation runs. Access remains limited to selected testers for now.","2026-10-28","10:57","2026-10-28T10:57:00+01:00","","October 28, 2026","news","standard","ideal-syka","Ideal Syka",[17,18,19,20],"World models","Google DeepMind","Generative AI","Simulation","Simulations of up to two minutes","\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fimg\u002Fgoogle-deepmind-genie-4-research-preview.webp","\u002Fog-nr\u002Fgoogle-deepmind-genie-4-research-preview.en.png",1,240,"\u003Ch2>What Genie 4 can do\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Google DeepMind has presented Genie 4 as a research preview. According to heise online, the world model generates interactive 3D environments from text or image prompts that users can explore with a keyboard. The new feature is audio generation: alongside images, Genie 4 produces matching ambient sounds, music and speech. According to the report, users can also change the weather or add objects while the simulation is running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Limits and access\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>According to Bloomberg, simulations are currently limited to up to two minutes, and the environments are not consistently coherent throughout, as Google researcher Hang Qi acknowledges. Golem reports that the model is initially available to selected testers. Heise names the next steps as access via Project Genie for Google AI Ultra subscribers and selected developers via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, without giving a date for general availability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Context\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>What Genie 4 means in practice is still open, according to DeepMind product manager Diego Rivas, as the technology remains in the research phase. The reported use cases, such as film scenes, game prototypes and training robots and AI agents, are so far trials rather than established applications. For decision-makers, the key point to watch is whether world models will eventually help plan actions virtually in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Sources\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.golem.de\u002Fnews\u002Fgoogle-deepmind-genie-4-baut-welten-mit-ton-und-laesst-sich-live-umbauen-2610-214579.html\">Golem\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.heise.de\u002Fnews\u002FGoogle-Genie-4-KI-Simulator-fuer-interaktive-3D-Umgebungen-wird-realistischer-11502733.html\">heise online\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Editorially owned by \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fautor\u002Fideal-syka\">Ideal Syka\u003C\u002Fa>. Sources and method: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fredaktion\">Newsroom & method\u003C\u002Fa>. Tips and corrections: \u003Ca href=\"mailto:ai@i6eal.de\">ai@i6eal.de\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",1793190632295]