Google's Genie 4 generates more realistic, longer interactive AI experiences

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Google has unveiled Genie 4, the latest version of its world model for creating interactive experiences with AI. The update brings more realistic environments and lets users modify an experience in real time using natural language prompts. Genie 4 can also generate audio and relies on Gemini 3.8 Flash for its simulations, and it can produce experiences about two minutes long, double the length of the prior Genie 3 model. Google positions the tool for uses such as pre-visualization for filmmakers, prototyping game concepts, and building training scenarios for robots.

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