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WTF is a World Model? [D]

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I'm trying to understand what a world model is. I understand it has its roots in cognitive science and reinforcement learning. I understand at least at the moment what most people are building which they call world models are fancy video generation models. But what actually counts. Does a simulator…

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  1. 2026-08-28 23:37 · r/MachineLearning
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