Westlake University has set up the Westlake World Model Research Center at its Yungu campus in Hangzhou, according to a Techub News item published on Oct. 31 Beijing time. The center will focus on world models and physical intelligence. Professor Yu Kaicheng will serve as director, while Academician Jin Yaochu has been named chief scientist.
The center traces back to work started three years ago by Westlake University’s autonomous intelligence lab, AutoLab, which had already been building around world models. That effort also led to the incubation of Awomo, also referred to as Westlake Digital Intelligence. The company is positioned around foundation models for the physical world and has raised more than 100 million yuan across seed and angel rounds.
The report said world models are designed to help AI understand physical laws, predict environmental changes, and anticipate the consequences of actions. It also noted that Li Feifei and Yann LeCun have recently moved into the field, while Google DeepMind released Genie4, combining a world model with a reasoning model. The original report was attributed to QbitAI.
Westlake University has established the Westlake World Model Research Center at its Yungu campus in Hangzhou, according to a Techub News brief published on Oct. 31 Beijing time. The center is focused on world models and physical intelligence.
Professor Yu Kaicheng has been appointed director, and Academician Jin Yaochu will serve as chief scientist.
The center grew out of a three-year push into world models by Westlake University’s autonomous intelligence lab, AutoLab. That work also incubated Awomo, or Westlake Digital Intelligence. Awomo is positioned as a foundation model company for the physical world and has raised more than 100 million yuan in seed and angel funding rounds.
The report said world models are intended to help AI understand physical laws, predict changes in the environment, and forecast the consequences of actions. It added that Li Feifei and Yann LeCun have recently entered the field, and that Google DeepMind has released Genie4, which combines a world model with a reasoning model.
The original report was attributed to QbitAI.
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