Fei-Fei Li: AI’s Future Is ‘About Humans’

World Labs CEO Fei-Fei Li has introduced Atlas, a new world model designed to interpret and construct 3D environments for use in robotics and scientific research. Li emphasized that this spatial intelligence represents a critical advancement beyond current language models. Additionally, she argued that independent public institutions must play a larger role in oversight, stating that safety assessments for advanced AI should not be handled exclusively by the private corporations developing the technology.