088: Today in AI: World Models Are AI's Next Frontier, OpenAI Burns $15M Daily, Free Vibe Coding Tools

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This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’
First aired: 11 November 2025

Summary: Today we're doing something a bit different, no major AI news dropped, so I've taken the opportunity to dive deep into world models and spatial intelligence. Dr. Fei-Fei Lee from Stanford just published a brilliant essay on this, and honestly, it's fascinating stuff. The basic idea is that current AI models like ChatGPT are essentially "wordsmiths in the dark"—they're clever with words but completely disconnected from physical reality. They can't see, touch, or interact with space the way we do. World models aim to change that by giving AI the ability to understand and simulate 3D environments, predict how objects behave, and reason about physics. It's proper science fiction becoming science fact.

The applications are wild and they'll roll out in stages. First up is creative tools—think video games and storytelling where you can generate entire interactive worlds. That's why OpenAI is apparently burning through £15 million a day on Sora videos; they're not being frivolous, they're laying the groundwork for spatial consistency. Next comes robotics, where we can train models millions of times faster in simulated environments rather than the physical world. And eventually, the holy grail: scientific applications where we can simulate physics, fold proteins, and run complex experiments at impossible speeds. We also covered some practical bits about vibe coding tools, Google AI Studio is free and surprisingly capable if you can find the build mode buried in their interface. It's early days, but world models could genuinely be the next massive leap in AI development.

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00:00 Introduction - Why AI Judgment Matters More Than Skills

00:19 World Models & Spatial Intelligence Deep Dive Intro

04:54 Three Stages of World Models - Creativity, Robotics & Science

08:47 Q&A - Is Temporary ChatGPT Really Confidential?

11:52 Deep Dive - Dr. Fei-Fei Li's Article on Spatial Intelligence

18:18 World Models: Teaching AI Spatial Intelligence

26:52 Q&A - Building Your Personal Brand on TikTok vs X & LinkedIn

28:37 Why You Shouldn't Use AI to Post on Social Media

30:42 Judgment: AI's Critical BottleneckRetry

34:30 Q&A - How to Develop Judgment and Taste in the AI Era

36:33 Q&A - Who Is Dr. Fei-Fei Li? The World Models Researcher

37:08 Top AI Content Creators to Follow - Nate B Jones, Ethan Mollick & More

38:41 Q&A - Building Tech Projects for Real Estate Companies

40:17 Vibe Coding Tools Breakdown - Lovable vs Cursor vs Claude Code

46:22 Google AI Studio - Free Alternative for Vibe Coding

47:28 Q&A - Career Paths for Vibe Coders in the UK

48:20 AI Agents vs Web Scraping - The Robots.txt War

49:20 Closing & Channel Updates

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