ChatGPT and Claude? The Real-World AI Buzz Is Elsewhere

Apr 23, 2026 - 12:04
ChatGPT and Claude? The Real-World AI Buzz Is Elsewhere
With everyone’s attention fixed on powerful chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, it’s been easy to overlook the growth of another field of artificial intelligence: world models. These systems can grasp three-dimensional space and physics, providing the foundation for everything from robots to smart glasses to self-driving cars — and a capability that today's chatbots lack. In the past two weeks, Nvidia Corp., Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings Ltd. each released their own world models, signaling th