During the All In conference, I facilitated a discussion regarding global perspectives on AI, allowing me to delve into the obscure realm of AI models. Major players in this field are Yann LeCun’s AMI Labs and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs, both of which have gained significant attention and funding, but rank lower in terms of profit-driven objectives. The main focus of world models is to automate spatial intelligence, which could lead to various promising and profitable avenues, such as robotics, interactive video, and advanced self-driving systems. However, upon further inquiry about the commercialization of the technology, the details became unclear. The most relevant source of information I came across was Michael Rabbat, who is both a co-founder of AMI Labs and the company’s Vice President of World Models, and he participated in the panel discussion alongside me. However, when I inquired about the specifics of the project the organization is focused on, he was evasive. When the time comes for us to discuss it, we will do so. He elaborated via email, “At this point, we are in the midst of investigating and constructing, hence, there is no discourse concerning our product’s blueprint or schedule.” Considering AMI is less than a year old, it’s reasonable to remain silent. However, this kind of hesitance can be seen throughout the entire realm of world-building.
