Project Genie adds Street View, letting users generate explorable versions of real places

Google DeepMind/Genie world models

Google extended Project Genie with Street View grounding, allowing users to generate interactive worlds anchored to real locations. Users can select a U.S. location via Maps and choose a style like 'Desert Sands' or 'Stone Age' to explore imaginative scenarios. The feature is available to Google AI Ultra subscribers ($200/month) aged 18+, with expansion planned globally.

• Users tap Maps pin to choose U.S. location and optional style for generated worlds grounded in Street View imagery
• Maps Imagery Grounding technology enables creative scenarios like exploring underwater versions of real landmarks or reimagined historical sites
• Available to Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18+ globally, currently limited to U.S. locations with plans to expand
• Remains an experimental research prototype within Google Labs; researchers noted AI agents and robots could practise in realistic generated environments