Invited talk: Generative World Modeling for Embodied Agents

Generative models have transformed content creation, and the next frontier may be simulating realistic experiences in response to actions by humans and agents. In this talk, I will talk about a line of work that involves learning a real-world simulator (i.e., a world model) to emulate interactions through generative modeling of video content. I will then talk about the applications of using this world model to train embodied agents through reinforcement learning (RL) and planning, which have demonstrated zero-shot real-world transfer. Lastly, I will talk about how to improve generative world models from real-world feedback.