Michael and Michael begin this episode with Ben Evans’ provocative article on ways to think about a metaverse. The co-hosts bring up interesting points on the mobile, social and cloud transformations over the years, and how that may – or does not – really fit within the discussion on the metaverse. They also consider an article about how VR can be used to immersively simulate near death experiences.
Then Michael and Michael switch over to all things AI. Unmesh Dinda shows how to generate a fake person in a selfie with amazing fidelity leveraging Dall-E and GFPGAN – check out the video to see how simple he makes it. Anslo demonstrates serious generative design chops with SlowRoads.io “endless driving zen”. Choose your mode of transportation, weather, time of day, and then drive, or let the autopilot drive for you. If you’d like to simply walk faster, Shift Robotics has a kickstarter that you need to see. The Moonwalkers are easy to step into with any shoes, and using AI for stabilization and speed, will allow you to naturally walk at double your usual speed.
Michael and Michael then discuss Rewind.ai and the pros and cons of life logging on your laptop. The Museum of Failure makes an appearance, reminding of the importance of failure in the innovation process.
The team notes, along with most of social media, that Mastodon has shown amazing growth over the past week. You can find the Games At Work presence over on https://botsin.space/@gamesatwork_biz .
What is your prediction for the next AI innovation? Drop us a line at @gamesatwork_biz and let us know!
Selected Article Links
Benedict Evans’ blog post: Ways to think about a metaverse
dilbert.com metaverse comic strips
The Daily Beast article: One Man’s Quest to Build the Perfect Near-Death Simulation
My Modern Met article: Man Fools Relatives Into He Has a Girlfriend but She’s Actually AI
Unmesh Dinda’s PiXimperfect YouTube channel
anslo’s medium post: Slow Roads
PC Mag article: Shift Robotics Used AI to Create the ‘World’s Fastest Shoes’
Kickstarter: Shift Moonwalkers
Shift Robotics
Games At Work e205 – Fashionable AR (for the Segway Drift product)
Today we are launching Rewind: the search engine for your life https://t.co/05G3jkDnco
— Dan Siroker (@dsiroker) November 1, 2022
It’s a macOS app that enables you to find anything you’ve seen, said, or heard.
We’re also announcing that we’ve raised $10m at a $75m valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz.
(1/23) pic.twitter.com/dknNFNr9td
TechCrunch article: Mastodon’s microblogging app saw a record number of downloads after Musk’s Twitter takeover
Our new Mastodon account – https://botsin.space/@gamesatwork_biz
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.