# Superb mainstream confirmation for TBP: visual realism does not imply physical understanding

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**Created:** [September 11, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/superb-mainstream-confirmation-for-tbp-visual-realism-does-not-imply-physical-understanding/782 "2025-09-11T09:17:31Z")\
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“ **Do generative video models understand physical principles?** ”

Perhaps, one could attempt a Monty version of the benchmark at some point.

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> <https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/1965848580435952037>
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> Rohan Paul @rohanpaul\_ai

> **[Physics-IQ Benchmark](https://physics-iq.github.io/)**
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> Do generative video models learn physical principles?

> **[GitHub - google-deepmind/physics-IQ-benchmark: Benchmarking physical understanding in generative...](https://github.com/google-deepmind/physics-IQ-benchmark)**
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> Benchmarking physical understanding in generative video models