Audio Edition: ‘World Models,’ an Old Idea in AI, Mount a Comeback

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You’re carrying around in your head a model of how the world works. Will AI systems need to do the same?The article ‘World Models,’ an Old Idea in AI, Mount a Comeback first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

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