--- description: Find out why Google DeepMind Genie 3 is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions. title: Google DeepMind Genie 3: The Best Inventions of 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f53d28454780c2f/6998caaed32e931175cd76c7/google-deepmind.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 09, 2025 # Google DeepMind Genie 3 Creating virtual worlds by [Novid Parsi](/author/novid-parsi/) ## Novid Parsi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy Google DeepMind With most AI models, you enter a prompt and receive a static response. Genie 3, Google DeepMind’s world model launched in August, converts text prompts into interactive digital worlds. Tell Genie 3 to create a river, then add a boat or a sea creature; the results are instant, striking, and navigable for several minutes at a time. Currently available to a limited group of academics and creators, [according to Google](https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/genie-3-a-new-frontier-for-world-models/ "undefined"), potential uses extend to education—a student could simulate exploring ancient Rome—or training AI agents in scenarios too risky to test in real life. These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318419/google-deepmind-genie-3/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318419/google-deepmind-genie-3/"},"headline":"Google DeepMind Genie 3","datePublished":"2025-10-09T11:00:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:53.501Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318419/google-deepmind-genie-3/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","Best Inventions 2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f53d28454780c2f/6998caaed32e931175cd76c7/google-deepmind.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Novid Parsi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/novid-parsi/"}],"creator":"Novid Parsi","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f53d28454780c2f/6998caaed32e931175cd76c7/google-deepmind.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318419/google-deepmind-genie-3/","name":"Google DeepMind Genie 3"}}]}] ```