Krafton begins three-year world model research with Seoul National University, extending game simulation expertise to robotics (report)

What happened

According to the Electronic Times (etnews), Krafton and Seoul National University's Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence held a launch ceremony for joint research at SNU on the 8th. Over the next three years, they will jointly carry out detailed research projects on world models spanning games and robotics. A world model is a model in which AI understands the current situation and predicts how the surrounding environment will change after a given action. The partners described it as mid- to long-term research to extend simulation and virtual-world-building capabilities developed in games to physical AI such as robotics. Specific research projects and the investment amount were not given in the excerpt.

Provider claims

Krafton said it will extend the simulation capabilities it has built in games to physical AI.

Why it matters

This is a case of a Korean game company entering physical AI research in earnest, using world models as the link. It could show whether game engines and simulation assets can be reused as training data and environments for robots.

Sources

• Press 크래프톤, 서울대와 월드모델 공동연구…게임 넘어 로보틱스로 AI 확장 Electronic Times (Korea)