{"id":"1794493517521-tech-show_open","slug":"interior-ai-turns-video-into-3d-rooms","title":"Interior AI turns video into 3D rooms","summary":"Pieter Levels, the solo Dutch developer behind Interior AI, announced a major new feature: users can upload a rough room video, several photos, or a floor plan, and the app generates an editable 3D scene using a headless Blender setup on a VPS. Users can change wall, floor, and ceiling colors, move or delete furniture, and add items from a 3D furniture library. Levels said he built the feature in about three hours and planned to launch it within hours of the announcement.\n\nThe feature builds on recent advances in AI's ability to generate 3D scenes from limited inputs. Levels noted that floor plans were previously difficult for image models to understand. Interior AI had already integrated World Labs' world model for 3D walkthroughs and Gaussian splats, and this new feature extends that capability to editable scenes generated from video or floor plans.\n\nPieter Levels announced on X that his app Interior AI is adding video-to-3D scene generation, editable furniture, one-tap style changes, and a floor plan mode, with the feature expected to launch within hours.\n\nInterior AI already offers photorealistic renders from uploaded photos and has been integrating 3D walkthroughs via World Labs; a Render button converting 3D perspectives to photorealistic renders is consistent with the app's existing features. This is a minor claim about who built a landing page demo; not worth checking for the show.\n\nThe $75M Series B for robotics in manufacturing and logistics appears to be misattributed; the verified $75M Series B in this batch went to Kalepa, an AI insurance underwriting platform, not a robotics company called tutorintel.\n\nNYC startup Kalepa raised $75M in Series B funding led by Updata Partners, with continued backing from IA Ventures and Inspired Capital; CEO Paul Monasterio confirmed the round. Joke/opinion; no factual claim to check. Opinion/rhetorical; no factual claim to check. Joke; no factual claim to check. Rhetorical question; no factual claim to check.","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T14:25:17.521Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech Morning","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Pieter Levels announced on X that his app Interior AI is adding video-to-3D scene generation, editable furniture, one-tap style changes, and a floor plan mode, with the feature expected to launch within hours.\nSource: ababnews.com NAMES: Interior AI = Pieter Levels' AI interior design app; @levelsio = Pieter Levels, Dutch indie developer. (https://x.com/levelsio/status/2120877776081154422)\n\nTRUE: Interior AI already offers photorealistic renders from uploaded photos and has been integrating 3D walkthroughs via World Labs; a Render button converting 3D perspectives to photorealistic renders is consistent with the app's existing features. This is a minor claim about who built a landing page demo; not worth checking for the show.\nSource: interiorai.com POST 2120883126876721262: NOCLAIM n/a NAMES: Claude = Anthropic's AI assistant. (https://x.com/levelsio/status/2120879519779135835)\n\nFALSE: The $75M Series B for robotics in manufacturing and logistics appears to be misattributed; the verified $75M Series B in this batch went to Kalepa, an AI insurance underwriting platform, not a robotics company called tutorintel.\nSource: alleywatch.com NAMES: tutorintel = unverified company name in the post. (https://x.com/r3yanshJuneja/status/2119559153710706756)\n\nTRUE: NYC startup Kalepa raised $75M in Series B funding led by Updata Partners, with continued backing from IA Ventures and Inspired Capital; CEO Paul Monasterio confirmed the round. Joke/opinion; no factual claim to check. Opinion/rhetorical; no factual claim to check. Joke; no factual claim to check. Rhetorical question; no factual claim to check.\nSource: alleywatch.com NAMES: Kalepa = AI platform for insurance underwriting, pricing, and risk management; Updata Partners = venture capital firm; IA Ventures = ventu (https://x.com/AlleyWatch/status/2118369534113460562)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Pieter Levels announced on X that his app Interior AI is adding video-to-3D scene generation, editable furniture, one-tap style changes, and a floor plan mode, with the feature expected to launch within hours.","sourceName":"ababnews.com NAMES: Interior AI = Pieter Levels' AI interior design app; @levelsio = Pieter Levels, Dutch indie developer.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/levelsio/status/2120877776081154422","claim":"✨ Improved the video-to-3d viewer and editor interface now, so it's easier to move around or remove furniture now I also added lots of interior design styles, you can just tap and it changes all the colors in your room Also added floor plan mode (maybe I need a real official http","author":"@levelsio (@levelsio)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Interior AI already offers photorealistic renders from uploaded photos and has been integrating 3D walkthroughs via World Labs; a Render button converting 3D perspectives to photorealistic renders is consistent with the app's existing features. This is a minor claim about who built a landing page demo; not worth checking for the show.","sourceName":"interiorai.com POST 2120883126876721262: NOCLAIM n/a NAMES: Claude = Anthropic's AI assistant.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/levelsio/status/2120879519779135835","claim":"Added a [ Render ] button so your 3D perspective of your interior redesign is instantly (well okay it takes 20 seconds) transformed into a photorealistic render within Interior AI! https://t.co/78bX9q0xo9 https://t.co/DFbHjDO6gN","author":"@levelsio (@levelsio)"},{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"The $75M Series B for robotics in manufacturing and logistics appears to be misattributed; the verified $75M Series B in this batch went to Kalepa, an AI insurance underwriting platform, not a robotics company called tutorintel.","sourceName":"alleywatch.com NAMES: tutorintel = unverified company name in the post.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/r3yanshJuneja/status/2119559153710706756","claim":"@tutorintel just raised a $75M Series B to put robots to work in manufacturing and logistics. I mapped 5 founders who raised a Series A or B between Sep and Nov 2026: 🧵 https://t.co/jX9sdKJCrX","author":"Reyansh Juneja | GTM (@r3yanshJuneja)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"NYC startup Kalepa raised $75M in Series B funding led by Updata Partners, with continued backing from IA Ventures and Inspired Capital; CEO Paul Monasterio confirmed the round. Joke/opinion; no factual claim to check. Opinion/rhetorical; no factual claim to check. Joke; no factual claim to check. Rhetorical question; no factual claim to check.","sourceName":"alleywatch.com NAMES: Kalepa = AI platform for insurance underwriting, pricing, and risk management; Updata Partners = venture capital firm; IA Ventures = ventu","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AlleyWatch/status/2118369534113460562","claim":"NYC startup @KalepaInsurance just raised $75M in Series B funding, led by Updata Partners with continued backing from IA Ventures and Inspired Capital. We spoke with CEO and Founder Paul Monasterio about the AI platform insurers use to underwrite, price, and manage risk. Read","author":"@AlleyWatch"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/levelsio/status/2120877776081154422","name":"ababnews.com NAMES: Interior AI = Pieter Levels' AI interior design app; @levelsio = Pieter Levels, Dutch indie developer.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@levelsio (@levelsio)"},{"url":"https://x.com/levelsio/status/2120879519779135835","name":"interiorai.com POST 2120883126876721262: NOCLAIM n/a NAMES: Claude = Anthropic's AI assistant.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@levelsio (@levelsio)"},{"url":"https://x.com/r3yanshJuneja/status/2119559153710706756","name":"alleywatch.com NAMES: tutorintel = unverified company name in the post.","kind":"x","verdict":"FALSE","author":"Reyansh Juneja | GTM (@r3yanshJuneja)"},{"url":"https://x.com/AlleyWatch/status/2118369534113460562","name":"alleywatch.com NAMES: Kalepa = AI platform for insurance underwriting, pricing, and risk management; Updata Partners = venture capital firm; IA Ventures = ventu","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@AlleyWatch"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794493517521-tech-show_open-interior-ai-turns-video-into-3d-rooms","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794493517521-tech-show_open-interior-ai-turns-video-into-3d-rooms","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794493517521-tech-show_open-interior-ai-turns-video-into-3d-rooms and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Matilda","text":"Good morning, it's Tech Morning. I'm Matilda."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And I'm Chris. Pieter Levels just showed off Interior AI turning a video of your living room into an editable 3D model."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"He says he built it in three hours. I'll believe that when I see it."},{"host":"Chris","text":"He posted the demo on X. You upload a walkthrough video, and Interior AI is meant to make a walkable 3D space."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"So you can move your couch without actually moving your couch."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Exactly. Change wall colors, delete furniture, add new pieces. Then hit render and get a photorealistic image."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Okay, that's actually useful. The render button takes twenty seconds, he says."},{"host":"Chris","text":"He's been shipping a lot. The 3D editor and render button, plus a landing page demo."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Some of us sleep, Chris."},{"host":"Chris","text":"He's a solo developer. This is what he does. He built the whole thing on a headless Blender setup on a VPS."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And he's not done. He says floor plan mode is coming, and one-tap style switching."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The floor plan part is interesting. Image models used to choke on those."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Right, because a floor plan is abstract. It's not a photo. The AI has to understand what a wall is."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And it's set to. You'll be able to upload a rough sketch and get a 3D room."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I want to see how rough. A napkin drawing? A real estate listing?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"He says several photos or a floor plan. The video is the flashy part."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The real test is whether the furniture actually fits the room. AI loves to make a couch that's three feet long."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Or a lamp floating in the doorway."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But if it works, this is a big deal for anyone redecorating. No more guessing."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And it's live now. He launched it within hours of the announcement."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Speaking of AI and money, there's a new startup claiming to be your personal hedge fund."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Oh, this one. Volaren. Supposedly two ex-Goldman people, a million dollars from Y Combinator."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The pitch is that it plugs into your brokerage account and trades for you."},{"host":"Chris","text":"What could possibly go wrong."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I looked into it. I can't find any reliable source confirming this company exists."},{"host":"Chris","text":"So it's vaporware?"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The posts are all over X, but no official announcement, no Y Combinator listing, nothing."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's the problem with AI investing hype. Anyone can claim anything."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And people will hand over their brokerage credentials. That's the scary part."},{"host":"Chris","text":"If it's real, fine. But right now it's just a tweet with a lot of emojis."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Until there's proof, it's a claim, not a product."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Meanwhile, a real company raised real money. Kalepa, an AI insurance platform, got seventy-five million."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That one's confirmed. Series B, led by Updata Partners."},{"host":"Chris","text":"They help insurers underwrite and price risk. Boring, but real."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Boring pays the bills. Unlike some robot out there messing with your retirement money."},{"host":"Chris","text":"There was also a post claiming a robotics company called tutorintel raised seventy-five million."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's false. The seventy-five million went to Kalepa. Someone mixed up the names."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And it's already spreading. That's how misinformation works."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"One wrong tweet, and suddenly a robotics company has funding it never got."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Alright, let's end on something lighter. A Bluesky post from Ben Collins."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"'The one guy on Earth who should've got an AI girlfriend had like five secret real ones instead.'"},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's a solid joke."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It's about the AI bubble, obviously. Everyone's waiting for it to pop."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And the joke is that the guy who needed AI the most was doing fine on his own."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Maybe the AI bubble is just a distraction from the real bubble: people."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's deep for a Thursday morning."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"We'll be back with more after this."}]}