Google DeepMind has unveiled Google DeepMind Project Genie, an experimental AI research prototype designed to generate interactive virtual worlds from simple text or image prompts. The announcement signals a major step forward in world-model research, shifting generative AI beyond static outputs toward environments users can actively explore and influence in real time.

At the core of Project Genie is the Genie 3 world model, which creates environments dynamically as a user moves through them. Instead of rendering a complete world in advance, the system predicts what comes next based on navigation and interaction, allowing landscapes, objects, and visual details to emerge continuously. This approach mirrors how intelligent systems might learn by experiencing environments rather than observing fixed datasets.

Project Genie allows users to describe a setting or upload an image and then step inside an evolving digital world generated on demand. The prototype responds to directional movement, creating the sense of walking through a living space rather than watching a prebuilt simulation. Google positions the tool as a research preview rather than a finished product, intended to explore how AI can reason about space, cause, and consequence. Early access to Project Genie is being offered to select users in the United States through Google’s AI subscription program, with participation limited to adults. Feedback from these early experiments will help guide future research directions and refinements, particularly around stability, realism, and control.

Beyond entertainment, Project Genie highlights broader implications for AI development. World models like Genie 3 could support advances in robotics, education, simulation training, and game design by enabling AI systems to learn through exploration. While still experimental, Project Genie offers a glimpse into a future where AI understands and interacts with complex environments rather than simply generating content on demand.

Source: Google Blog

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Researchers say the approach allows the AI to match tracks with an accuracy rate close to that of expert paleontologists. One of the most surprising findings came when the app identified several ancient footprints that appear strikingly bird-like, despite being far older than the earliest known bird fossils. While scientists are careful not to claim these tracks belonged to birds, the results suggest dinosaur feet may have evolved bird-style traits much earlier than previously believed.

By opening fossil analysis to the public, researchers hope the app will accelerate discoveries and uncover overlooked track sites around the world. DinoTracker turns casual curiosity into real scientific contribution, transforming beaches, deserts, and rock beds into open-air laboratories that preserve the footsteps of Earth’s distant past.

Source: The Guardian

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Source: Reddit

Hartford HealthCare has reduced hospital length of stay by deploying an artificial intelligence predictive analytics platform integrated directly into its Epic electronic health record, improving discharge planning and inpatient efficiency across multiple facilities.

The initiative was developed in collaboration with MIT and operations researcher Dimitris Bertsimas. The resulting system, called Holistic Hospital Operations, applies machine learning models to clinical and operational data to predict when individual patients are likely to be ready for discharge.

Hospital length of stay often varies widely based on physician experience, care coordination challenges, and uncertainty around discharge readiness. These delays can increase costs and expose patients to avoidable risks such as infections, deconditioning, and reduced patient satisfaction.

embedded within Epic, allowing predictions to surface directly in clinicians’ existing care management screens. Within 24 hours of admission, nearly all medical patients now receive a discharge readiness forecast. Care teams compare AI-generated projections with physician estimates to identify barriers such as pending tests, consult delays, or post-acute care coordination issues.

Hartford HealthCare paired the technology with structured multidisciplinary rounds and physician leadership to translate predictions into action. As a result, the system achieved an approximately five percent reduction in overall length of stay compared with pre-implementation performance.

Leaders say the project demonstrates how EHR-integrated predictive analytics can support clinical decision-making, improve hospital throughput, and reduce unnecessary inpatient days without compromising care quality.

Source: Health Care

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