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Static Scenes Were Easier Than Moving Worlds

4DCodeBench asks agents to turn video into executable graphics programs for deformation, fluid flow and fracture.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-10-05-003
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Summary

4DCodeBench asks agents to turn video into executable graphics programs for deformation, fluid flow and fracture.

4DCodeBench evaluates whether agents can reconstruct dynamic scenes from video as programs that encode both structure and physical evolution. Its real and synthetic scenes include deformation, fluids and fracture. The authors report that frontier models' strong static reconstruction did not translate into reliable complex dynamics, making executable behavior—not visual resemblance alone—the benchmark target.

Why it matters

4DCodeBench asks agents to turn video into executable graphics programs for deformation, fluid flow and fracture.

Limits and context

  • The authors report that frontier models' strong static reconstruction did not translate into reliable complex dynamics, making executable behavior—not visual resemblance alone—the benchmark target.

Key claims

  1. 4DCodeBench asks agents to turn video into executable graphics programs for deformation, fluid flow and fracture.

    Qualification: The authors report that frontier models' strong static reconstruction did not translate into reliable complex dynamics, making executable behavior—not visual resemblance alone—the benchmark target.

    Evidence: source-2026-10-05-003

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2610.03715arXiv · primary research

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