Baidu unveils Apollo World, an agent-driven world model for physical AI

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The Chinese tech giant also proposed a new '2+3' standard for judging world models at its AI Day in Shenzhen Baidu wants its robotaxis to do more of their learning inside a simulation. At its AI Day in Shenzhen on November 3, 2026, the company introduced Apollo World, which it describes as an agent-driven multimodal world model built for physical AI. Baidu also proposed a new way to grade this kind of technology: a ‘2+3’ evaluation standard for world models. Apollo World debuted during the Apollo session of Baidu AI Day.
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