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Worldbuilding with Spatial Intelligence

Kevin Kelly · 10 Aug 2026 · kk.org ↗

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  1. Our reading

    The companies that already control the largest troves of real-world video data will be first to build successful world models.

    Their wordsMany startups are racing to create foundational world models, but I think the first ones to succeed will likely be the platforms in control of this data bank.

  2. Our reading

    Robot makers will sell early robots at a loss because the real-world data they collect will be worth more than the hardware margin.

    Their wordsIt will probably be economically shrewd to lose money on early robot models in anticipation that the data they gather will be worth more later in improving newer versions.

  3. Our reading

    AI systems will remain black boxes that are hard to understand and predict.

    Their wordsAIs will remain black boxes, hard to understand and hard to predict.