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Do generative video models learn physical principles from watching videos? research paper by Google DeepMind, 2025

Google DeepMind · Jan 14, 2025 · Multimodal and robotics · 154 citations · 33 upvotes · unverified

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A new benchmark dataset, Physics-IQ, shows that current AI video models achieve visual realism without understanding underlying physical principles, highlighting the need for further advancements.

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About this paper
Authors
Saman Motamed, Laura Culp, Kevin Swersky and 2 more
arXiv
2501.09038 · PDF
Venue
IEEE Workshop/Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision
Citations
154, 20 influential · Semantic Scholar
Upvotes
33 · Hugging Face
Code
github.com/google-deepmind/physics-IQ-benchmark
Lab
Google DeepMind · on Companies · on Acquisitions

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Influential citationsfirst count: 20Sep 25, 2026
Citationsfirst count: 154Sep 25, 2026
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