J Calcenci: The problem with Alexa, and we tried this with IBM Watson, all the stuff for four or five years, has always been, didn't feel real enough. But now with chat GPT and some additions of personality combined with the holographic output, it feels as real as a real character there in front of you in the real world. And so what is the business model today? Because obviously you have this looking glass, you created the hardware and I guess the software platform to create these 3D holograms. What do you think the business model will be? Are you going to try to actually make an Alexa competitor or do licensing deals with Marvel or Disney?
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Today’s show:
Looking Glass Co-Founder and CEO Shawn Frayne joins Jason to demo their new hologram assistant (1:03) before breaking down the unique use cases for Looking Glass’s technology and Shawn’s perspective on the pace of AI (10:24).