The conversations around generative AI have been about text, images, video, and coding in the past few years. But in the background, a new conversation has been picking up momentum: AI-generated 3D content. Devices for immersive computing, e-commerce, robotics, additive manufacturing, gaming, and product visualisation are proliferating, and the demand for 3D assets is quickly outstripping our ability to produce them. Current modeling workflows haven’t changed much in 30 years, continue to require specialised software, rigid processes, extensive training, and create long production cycles. The result is a direct increase in cost and time-to-market, whether we’re building a startup or a major corporation.
That gap has fuelled one of the more intriguing subsectors of creative AI. Rather than automating the workflows of existing designers, a new breed of companies is betting on making 3D creation mainstream for everyone.
One of the startups getting onlookers excited: Meshy AI, the Silicon Valley startup that has gone from a consumer-friendly text-to-3D tool into a full suite for developers, designers, educators, manufacturers, and enterprise.
Why AI-generated 3D is becoming an investment category
