Holographic video game character in a data center, representing Origin Lab's AI training data marketplace.
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Origin Lab raises $8M to bridge video games and AI world model training

As artificial intelligence moves beyond text and images into the physical world, a new bottleneck has emerged: high-quality training data for world models. These models, designed to simulate and understand physical environments for robotics, autonomous systems, and spatial computing, require vast amounts of data that capture real-world physics, object interactions, and movement. Unlike large language […]

Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela discussing world models in a minimalist tech studio
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Is AI video just a prelude? Runway’s CEO on why world models are the real prize

Runway, the New York-based AI company valued at $5.3 billion, has become a key player in the rapidly evolving field of AI-generated video. But according to co-founder and CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela, the technology’s true potential extends far beyond Hollywood. In a recent episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Valenzuela outlined a vision where video generation serves […]