Google DeepMind has officially unveiled Project Genie, an experimental prototype that allows users to generate and explore interactive 3D worlds using only text or image prompts. Take a look at the Project Genie intro video below ⬇️

Announced by CEO Sundar Pichai, the web app is powered by a combination of Genie 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini. Pichai described the experience as "out of this world," signaling a major leap forward in the development of generative world models that can simulate complex, reactive environments.

The project advances research first previewed in late 2025, aiming to enable a future where artificial general intelligence can navigate and interact with the physical world through simulation and reactive feedback. By gathering user insights during this phase, Google hopes to uncover novel uses for generative AI in robotics, animation, and creative media.

The system functions by predicting environment dynamics and determining how user actions affect them. Currently only available to US Google AI Ultra subscribers, Project Genie allows for 60-second interactive sessions at 720p. While brief, the official DeepMind research blog emphasizes that building AGI requires systems capable of navigating real-world diversity.

Users begin their experience with a phase known as "World Sketching" to preview environments. Once generated, participants explore in first or third-person views via walking, flying, driving, sliding, etc. The 60-second limit is a strategic choice designed to maintain quality. The system maintains 20-24 frames per second, ensuring stable physics during real-time generation.

Aside from pure fun and personalized gaming, potential applications include rapid game prototyping and creative tools for developers. Early testers have experimented with whimsical prompts, including one journalist who constructed elaborate marshmallow castles. Despite technical excitement, the launch arrives during a gaming industry transition, which could end in total destruction if AI keeps advancing at this pace.

While the prototype focuses on short interactions, Google plans to expand the service beyond its initial US-based rollout via Google Labs. As Sundar Pichai shared on X, the project makes advanced AI tools accessible to all. Technical details suggest the system generates frames in real-time ahead of movement, creating a seamless sense of discovery within a complex machine-generated reality.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has released a sprawling 20,000-word essay that serves as a stark warning about the future of advanced artificial intelligence. Amodei argues that humanity is rapidly entering a phase of technological adolescence where the risks posed by AI could soon rival its immense potential benefits.

He predicts that by 2027 or 2028, data centers will house AI systems equivalent to a country of geniuses, capable of autonomous actions and scientific experiments that are conducted ten times faster than humanly possible.

The essay outlines several existential threats, including the potential for AI to assist "disturbed loners" in creating bioweapons that rival the expertise of PhD virologists. Amodei explicitly states that humanity needs to wake up to these imminent dangers before the technology outpaces our existing social and political systems. He characterizes the current state of AI development as a glittering prize that makes it incredibly difficult for human civilization to impose necessary restraints or safety protocols.

Amodei also touched on the geopolitical implications of the AI race, comparing the sale of advanced AI chips to adversaries as a security risk akin to arming hostile nations. According to Amodei, the rapid progress of these models could lead to massive unemployment spikes of up to 20% as productivity shifts toward automated agents. This warning comes at a time when Anthropic is seeking a massive valuation, highlighting the ongoing tension between commercial success and safety advocacy.

The essay further criticizes the competitive pressures of the industry, which Amodei believes often lead to negligence regarding safety issues like the potential for child sexualization in models. The timing of this manifesto is critical as global leaders grapple with how to regulate systems that could soon rival Nobel Prize winners.

Amodei’s concerns reflect a growing consensus among researchers regarding the loss of human control. The essay frames AI as a civilizational challenge, that will test the very limits of our civilization. The only question is: Are we ready?

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Here’s what to do:

Pick one daily habit to track: sleep, water, steps, stretching, or mood. Open your favorite LLM/IDE and paste this prompt:

‘Build a simple wellness web app with one screen, a daily check in, a streak counter, and a weekly summary. Use local storage. Add a calm design. Include a settings button to change the habit and reminder time. Generate the full project files and a short deploy guide.’

🧠 Spec it
Tell your LLM your exact habit and what “done” means. Ask for:
• A one paragraph app description
• A 5 item feature list
• A simple data model (what gets saved each day)
• A rough UI layout (top to bottom)
Bonus: ask it to suggest two names and a tiny logo idea.

🛠️ Build it
Have it generate the full project, then run it locally (if you’re not sure how to do this, just ask your AI). If anything breaks, paste the error and say: Fix this without changing existing features.

📈 Improve it
Add one small delight: weekly chart, CSV export, streak freeze token, or mood notes.

🔒 Respect privacy
Add a clear in app note: data stays on device unless the user exports it.

🚀 Deploy it
Publish it with Vercel, Netlify, or Cloudflare Pages. Add your link to the top of the README so it is easy to try.

Will generative world models like Project Genie eventually replace traditional game engines? And, are we prepared for the "technological adolescence" that Dario Amodei warns is already here? See you next time! 🚀

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