OpenAI Reportedly Pours Resources into 3D/4D as Large-Scale Real2Sim Nears
akanazawa · x · 2026-09-17
- Researcher akanazawa notes that a few years ago it was hard to imagine OpenAI putting serious resources into 3D/4D — now large-scale real2sim is within reach.
- Real2sim systems reconstruct real-world scenes into 3D/4D representations usable for simulation, building on tools and lessons from prior work.
- He says much remains to be done, with a whole new set of problems to explore.
Related event: Ex-Meta researcher: OpenAI bets big on 3D/4D as mass real2sim nears(2 posts)→
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