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Gen-2 as an early, limited general world model

Video generative systems like Gen-2 are early, limited forms of general world models: they show some understanding of physics and motion needed for realistic short video generation, but struggle with complex camera or object motions.

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Runway Research | Introducing General World Models

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You can think of video generative systems such as Gen-2 as very early and limited forms of general world models. In order for Gen-2 to generate realistic short videos, it has developed some understanding of physics and motion. However, it’s still very limited in its capabilities, struggling with complex camera or object motions, among other things.