An independent AI researcher trained a small JEPA-variant world model called LeWorldModel, running locally on a consumer RTX 3080 Ti GPU, to play the opening sequence of the 1996 Game Boy title Pokémon Red. The model learned to plan a sequence of button presses that navigated Professor Oak's lab and selected Squirtle as the starter Pokémon.
nostalgia.dev
· 2026-09-25
At the All In conference, AMI Labs co-founder Michael Rabbatt declined to detail his company's product roadmap for its spatial-intelligence 'world model' technology, saying only that AMI will discuss plans 'when we're ready.' World Labs, maker of the Marble platform, has shown demos in gaming, media and CGI but has not clarified a clear commercial direction, and even data supplier Physicl's CEO Alex de Vigan says he doesn't know exactly how his company's data is being used.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-18