Gaming Takes Over The Sphere in Las Vegas

On this episode, Cathy Hackl and visitor host Lee Kebler talk about Hackl’s go to on opening night time to The Sphere in Las Vegas which launches the duo right into a dialogue about synthetic intelligence and the music business. Hackl and Lee talk about the ethics of utilizing lyrics to coach AI and Kebler talks about innovation within the music business. Plus, is it a fad or the longer term?

Hackl and Kebler pivot again to The Sphere in Las Vegas and its position in immersive experiences drawing from Cathy’s first-hand expertise being on the bottom on opening day. Hackl and Kebler talk about if venues like The Sphere can convey younger folks to Las Vegas and if manufacturers can re-use the immersive content material they create for the construction. Hackl and Kebler give their ideas on whether or not immersive buildings are the longer term.

Synthetic intelligence is the theme of this week’s episode. Hackl and Kebler talk about Apple and AI. Current articles declare Apple has fallen behind in generative AI however is that true? Hackl discusses The Imaginative and prescient Professional being a giant a part of Apple’s AI play and the way manufacturers must see the larger image relating to spatial computing as a result of AI is a part of spatial computing and spatial computing can’t exist with out AI. 

This week’s visitor interview is with David Armano. Armano is the Senior Director at Soul Machines. Hackl and Armano speak about AI, the way forward for work, and the tradition behind tying one’s id to their profession.

Producer Lily Snyder joins the present for a Dispatch from the Fringe. On this phase, Snyder shares the weirdest story in tech this week and this week’s story is Halloween-themed! Hackl and Kebler speak about 5 Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF) and the indie sport and lore that led to the brand new FNAF film. 

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Key Highlights:

• 6:41 – 9:10 – What we did final week: Hackl visits The Sphere in Las Vegas. Kebler attends the Augmented Enterprise Summit.
• 9:11 – 20:07 – AI and the music business: The ethics behind utilizing lyrics to coach AI. Utilizing AI artists to imitate actual folks and pushing the boundaries of musical innovation.
• 20:08 – 32:41 – The Vegas Sphere. The surface of The Sphere displayed adverts for Microsoft and Sony throughout TwitchCon. Cathy offers us her first-hand account of seeing The Sphere on opening night time. Can manufacturers and artists repurpose their Sphere content material?
• 32:42 – 38:34 – AI and Apple: Is Apple taking part in atone for generative AI? Kebler thinks so. He thinks Apple is all the time one step forward, they only don’t present their playing cards. 
• 39:23 – 57:30 – Visitor Interview with David Armano: Kebler interviews David Armano, senior director at Soul Machines about AI and Armano’s perspective on the way forward for work.
• 57:43 1:00:50 – Dispatch from the Fringe with Producer Lily Snyder: Genetically modified silkworms produce bionic spider silk. It’s a spiderverse on the market!
• 1:00:51 – 1:03:18 – What Hackl and Kebler are dressing up as for Halloween and the brand new FNAF film.