Why ChatGPT Gets Lost in VR: World Models & What ChatGPT Can't Do

[Reminder! Sunday, Feb 15th, 2:00 to 4:00, Meow Wolf & Future of 3D Immersive Arts, at Boxing Bear Brewing, Bridges on Tramway Taproom. Look for Meow Wolf shirt...]
(Same time & place as Spatial meetup – Boxing Bear Brewing, Bridges on Tramway)
Our sibling group, Spatial Computing, is hosting a conversation on a hot topic in AI: why ChatGPT struggles with spatial reasoning and what’s coming next.
Large language models are brilliant at words… but weak at understanding the physical world. They don’t truly “see,” navigate space, or grasp how objects fit together. That gap has sparked work on world models: AI systems trained on video, 3D data, and sensor input to understand physics, geometry, and cause-and-effect.
Why this matters to VR:

• Realistic environmental interaction
• AI-driven characters that understand space
• Smarter mixed-reality systems
• Navigation and embodied AI agents inside 3D worlds

If VR is about building worlds, world-model AI is about helping machines understand those worlds.
This is a relaxed, beverage-in-hand discussion — not a slide deck. Artists, developers, gamers, skeptics, and AI-curious all welcome.
Full details here: World Models, Spatial Computing, and What ChatGPT Can't Do