WorldLabs co-founded early 2024
Dr. Fei-Fei Li co-founded WorldLabs at the beginning of 2024 to build spatial intelligence foundation models capable of generating 3D and 4D worlds.
Snapshot · Huberman Lab
Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Li
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Aug 10, 2026
Where this was said
World Labs, Spatial Intelligence
At 1:51:30 · chapter starts 1:50:10
Huberman invites Fei-Fei Li to describe WorldLabs, and she frames it as the culmination of her life's work. Language AI has transformed information access, but humans evolved in a spatial, three-dimensional physical world — and a corresponding AI capability has been missing. WorldLabs is building foundation models for spatial intelligence that can generate 3D and 4D environments from text prompts, images, or sketches [1] — Fei-Fei Li "Language AI is powerful, but humans evolved in a spatial, physical world. WorldLabs is building foundational models for spatial and 3D inte…" 1:51:20 . The use cases are broad: entertainment companies can prototype environments, architects can visualize spaces, robotics teams can train in synthetic worlds, and healthcare providers can build interactive simulation environments. She describes the company as model-first and PhD-heavy, currently transitioning into product development. She also reflects on her identity as a builder and immigrant who finds deep meaning in rolling up her sleeves with a young, brilliant team to build something from scratch.
WorldLabs: Building the Spatial Intelligence Layer
Language AI is powerful, but humans evolved in a spatial, physical world. WorldLabs is building foundational models for spatial and 3D intelligence — letting people generate entire environments from a sentence or sketch. The applications span filmmaking, robotics training, architecture, and healthcare.
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