Google's Project Genie: You Can Now Base Imaginary Worlds on Real Places
Google has launched a new feature for Project Genie that allows users to create imaginative simulations of real-world locations using generative AI. This feature integrates Google Maps' extensive dataset of Street View images, enabling users to visualize places in creative styles. Currently, the feature is available for US locations, with plans for future expansion.
- ▪Project Genie now allows users to simulate real-world locations with imaginative twists.
- ▪The feature uses Google Maps' dataset of 280 billion Street View images.
- ▪Users can select various styles to visualize locations, such as 'Ocean World' or 'Desert Sands'.
- ▪This capability is currently limited to US locations but will expand globally for Google AI Ultra subscribers.
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Ever wondered what the Golden Gate Bridge would look like underwater? Now you can see it.On stage at the Google I/O annual developer conference, Google announced the launch of a new feature for Project Genie -- an experimental generative AI world model web app first released in January. The new capability integrates Google Maps' dataset of 280 billion Street View images across 110 countries to ground text-to-video simulations in real-world locations. That way, you can explore your favorite real places, but use generative AI to give them an imaginative twist. Simulating real-world places By connecting these two products, you can take the generative capabilities of Project Genie and combine them with the vast data of Maps' Street View to anchor the AI model in reality.
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