China’s strong industrial base, abundance of factory data give its world models a decisive push, says executive from leading start-up GigaAI
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenMinxiao Changin ShenzhenPublished: 8:00pm, 14 Apr 2026China’s world models are benefiting from early integration with the country’s strong industrial base, which gives the domestic ecosystem greater momentum than that of the US, according to an executive at a leading Chinese world model start-up.
World models simulate 3D environments and physical dynamics, and are expected to help train the next generation of physical artificial intelligence applications, including robots and autonomous vehicles.
Wang, a PhD graduate from the Institute of Automation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences who led research and development of GigaWorld models, said China held an advantage over the US in developing breakthroughs because of its abundance of real-world data.
