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Tripo Brings World Models Out of the Demo and Into a Full Day of Argument

Tripo Brings World Models Out of the Demo and Into a Full Day of Argument

A world model becomes easy to describe once the video is polished. The harder questions begin when the model has to predict what happens next, preserve the geometry of a scene, or reason about a physical world that refuses to behave like a prompt.

Tripo is dedicating most of Friday to those questions with an SF Tech Week program spanning video, 3D, simulation, and physical reasoning. The schedule moves through individual research talks before closing with a panel on the future of world models. Yilun Du, Noam Malali, Lvmin Zhang, Avik Sethia, Dalton Omens, Jieneng Chen, Yanpei Cao, Jesse Allardice, and Randall Balestriero are listed across the day, with Hokin Deng moderating the final discussion.

The event asks approved guests to attend the full program. That condition gives the room a chance to build a shared technical vocabulary instead of treating each research result as an isolated demonstration. The models may generate impressive scenes. The conversation can stay with the less visible work of representation, consistency, control, and whether the system understands enough of the world to remain useful after the first frame.

The frontier is moving quickly because the outputs are becoming easier to see. The room is for the questions that become visible only after the model has produced something convincing and somebody asks whether it knows what it just made.

Event details

  • Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
  • Time: 10:30-16:00 PT
  • Location: Downtown (SF), San Francisco Bay Area, CA
  • Format: Happy Hour
  • Host: Tripo
  • Registration: Official SF Tech Week event page

Registration status, capacity, meeting details, and program information can change. Use the official event page for the latest organizer updates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is hosting Frontier Research in World Model?

Tripo is the listed host.

How long is the event?

The official schedule runs from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific, with talks beginning at 11 a.m.

Is partial attendance encouraged?

No. The organizer asks registrants to attend the full day because space and food are planned around the approved headcount.

Event Details

  • Date
    Friday, October 9, 2026
  • Time
    10:30-16:00 PT
  • Location
    Downtown (SF), San Francisco, CA
  • Hosted by
    • Tripo · Host at Tripo
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Speakers (10)

Yilun Du

Speaker, Harvard University

Noam Malali

Speaker, Decart

Lvmin Zhang

Speaker, Stanford University

Avik Sethia

Speaker, Reactor

Dalton Omens

Speaker, Moonlake AI

Jieneng Chen

Speaker, Stanford University

Yanpei Cao

Speaker, Tripo AI

Jesse Allardice

Speaker, Odyssey

Randall Balestriero

Speaker, AMI Labs

Hokin Deng

Panel Moderator

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