Google's Project Genie may prove that world models matter more than LLMs for defense. The military that masters physics simulation first gains decisive advantage.

Project Genie is powered by Genie 3 along with Nano Banana Pro and Gemini. It is designed to turn simple text prompts or images into interactive worlds that users can explore in real time.

As of January 29, 2026, Google DeepMind has unleashed its latest world model, Project Genie. This is available to any Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US, which is anyone willing to pay $249.99 ...

Google LLC today introduced Project Genie, a tool that makes it possible to generate three-dimensional virtual environments using prompts. The tool is initially available in the U.S. to users with ...