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Google’s Project Genie Shows β€œMeaningful Progress in Content Generation,” But it β€œCan’t Replace Creative Vision,” Says Analyst

3 February 2026 at 22:23

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Last week, Google debuted its latest generative AI experiment, Project Genie. It's a tool capable of generating interactive three-dimensional environments made entirely through generative AI that you can explore for one solid minute. All you need to do (after paying the $250 monthly fee for Google's AI Ultra subscription) is write a prompt to start generating your own game-like worlds, but besides the paywall barrier, there are more than a few limitations to this technology in terms of it becoming the new way to make games. The fact that it runs at a slide-show speed of 24 frames per second, […]

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Google’s Project Genie Experiment Causes Video Game Stocks to Suddenly Crash as Investors Believe Games Will Be Made Solely with AI

31 January 2026 at 13:30

Google introduces Project Genie with various circular images, including a mountain scene and a ladybug,

Google's latest AI-based experiment, Project Genie, has made a massive impression on users and investors alike. Google calls it a 'general purpose model' capable of swiftly creating photorealistic three-dimensional environments that can then be explored in a game-like fashion. Anyone can test it out simply by writing a prompt. Of course, interaction is extremely limited: you can only move around and jump in these environments. Still, it is very impressive, to the point that it caused the stocks of many video game companies to crash as investors suddenly believed games would soon be made entirely with AI. Unity Technologies, the […]

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