Papersby GlyphSIMA 2: A Generalist Embodied Agent for Virtual Worlds research paper by Google DeepMind, 2025
Google DeepMind · Agents and evaluation · Dec 4, 2025 · 27 citations · 26 upvotes · unverified
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SIMA 2, built on a Gemini foundation model, interacts in 3D virtual worlds, reasons about goals, handles complex instructions, and autonomously learns new skills through open-ended self-improvement.
By SIMA team, Adrian Bolton, Alexander Lerchner and 63 more · arXiv 2512.04797 · PDF
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- 26 · Hugging Face
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