World Models Are Here—But It’s Still the GPT-2 Phase

World Models Are Here—But It’s Still the GPT-2 Phase

March 19, 2026 · 44 min

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Ben Lorica speaks with Jeff Hawke about world models in AI and their implications.

In this episode, host Ben Lorica speaks with Jeff Hawke, CTO at Odyssey, about world models — a category of AI that generates continuous, interactive simulations from images or text prompts. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter 📩 https://gradientflow.substack.com/ Subscribe: Apple · Spotify · Overcast · Pocket Casts · AntennaPod · Podcast Addict · Amazon · RSS. Detailed show notes - with links to many references - can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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