E5 : The Advent of Spatial Computing, Redefining the Metaverse, and the Impact of Humanoid Robotics

An interview with Evan Helda, Principal for Spatial Computing at AWS, on Real Vision's 'Exponential Age'

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On today’s episode, we’re flipping the script. This time I’m in the hot seat, interviewed by David Mattin on Real Vision’s new segment ‘The Exponential Age’.

You can check out their show/channel via this link here. (I have a few other interviews with them coming down the pipe, so stay tuned!)

We cover a range of topics under the spatial computing umbrella, including:

  • Why the metaverse needs a reckoning, and how it should be defined (per my essay: How to Defend the Metaverse)

  • The key unlocks for spatial computing to go mainstream

  • How enterprises need to prepare for a ‘spatial first’ future

  • How to communicate the value of spatial computing internally at your business

  • The primary intersections between AI & spatial computing

  • How/why humanoid robotics = spatial computing

  • The long term implications of humanoids (per my essay: The Humanoid Race)

If interested in diving deeper into these topics & ideas, check out the essays below!

Essays

How to Defend the Metaverse

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April 17, 2023
How to Defend the Metaverse

The metaverse needs a reckoning. Like the term itself, the space feels shrouded in ambiguity, garnering far more questions than answers. Amidst the fog, sentiment is low, the skeptics are out in full force, and the enthusiast’s faith is fading. A classic trough of disillusionment.

How to Defend the Metaverse

Essays

Finding Solace in the Age of AI

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May 7, 2023
Finding Solace in the Age of AI

If you've used ChatGPT, you've likely had a profound feeling. Or rather, a flurry of feelings; ranging between shock n' awe, and wide eyed, existential terror. It seems the entire world is caught in a similar storm of emotions, with a polarizing hysteria at the center.

Finding Solace in the Age of AI

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The Humanoid Race | Part I

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November 4, 2023
The Humanoid Race | Part I

This is a deep dive into one of the more fascinating frontiers in technology: humanoid robotics; the ultimate marriage of AI and spatial computing (aka: any computation that fuses the digital world with the physical, accounting for 3D space, location, and time).

The Humanoid Race