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Open datasets like Behavior keep academic research alive
  • Stanford’s recent Behavior benchmark provides a simulated environment for robotic learning, lowering the entry barrier for academia.
  • By releasing both data and evaluation protocols, the community can iterate on world‑model algorithms without needing massive compute clusters.
  • Open benchmarks also create a common yardstick, making progress measurable across labs.
  • The initiative demonstrates that open‑science can thrive alongside commercial products.
Fei-Fei LiLatent Space00:05:03

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“Open science still important… we announced an open dataset and benchmark called behavior for benchmarking robotic learning in simulated environments.” — Fei-Fei Li
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“We work with the first Trump administration on a bill called national AI research resource (NAR) which is scoping out a national AI compute cloud as well as a data repository.” — Fei-Fei Li

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Open Science vs. Commercial Incentives

World Labs balances an open-science ethos--publishing datasets and benchmarks--with the commercial realities of a startup. While academia struggles for resources, industry can move faster but often keeps breakthroughs behind closed doors. The tension shapes how world-model research is funded and shared.

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