# World models

2,628 papers in 11 research directions. Data through 7 Oct 2026.
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## Directions (largest first)

- [Embodied and robot world models](https://mlsanity.com/wm/embodied-and-robot-world-models/index.md): 575 papers, 18 new this week
- [World models for language agents](https://mlsanity.com/wm/world-models-for-language-agents/index.md): 486 papers, 3 new this week
- [Video-generation world models and simulators](https://mlsanity.com/wm/video-generation-world-models-and-simulators/index.md): 349 papers, 7 new this week
- [World models for autonomous driving](https://mlsanity.com/wm/world-models-for-autonomous-driving/index.md): 320 papers, 1 new this week
- [Latent dynamics models and model-based RL](https://mlsanity.com/wm/latent-dynamics-models-and-model-based-rl/index.md): 298 papers, 5 new this week
- [Latent predictive world models](https://mlsanity.com/wm/latent-predictive-world-models/index.md): 296 papers, 10 new this week
- [World models for navigation](https://mlsanity.com/wm/world-models-for-navigation/index.md): 139 papers, 2 new this week
- [Medical and surgical world models](https://mlsanity.com/wm/medical-and-surgical-world-models/index.md): 55 papers, 5 new this week
- [World modeling from LiDAR generation](https://mlsanity.com/wm/world-modeling-from-lidar-generation/index.md): 52 papers, 0 new this week
- [World model security and GUI agents](https://mlsanity.com/wm/world-model-security-and-gui-agents/index.md): 32 papers, 4 new this week
- [Humanoid and legged locomotion world models](https://mlsanity.com/wm/humanoid-and-legged-locomotion-world-models/index.md): 26 papers, 0 new this week