The AI XR Podcast
Charlie Fink Productions
Get the inside story on the biggest tech developments from founders, former executives, and industry veterans who built companies like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta Reality Labs, Apple Vision Pro, Microsoft HoloLens, and Unity.Join Charlie Fink (Forbes), Ted Schilowitz, (Red Camera, Fox, Paramount Futurist) & Rony Abovitz, (founder Magic Leap).as they interview startup CEOs, ex-Google/Meta/Apple insiders, Hollywood directors, and AI researchers reshaping spatial computing.Every week we break down the latest tech news with our signature hot takes, then dive deep with a founder or industry leader. We cover artificial intelligence breakthroughs, virtual reality hardware, augmented reality applications, synthetic media tools, and how enterprises are adopting these technologies.We're industry insiders who have the connections to get the biggest names on the show, but we're not afraid to ask the tough questions about where big tech is heading. Our guests trust us because we've been in their shoes.Listen now to get ahead of the next wave of computing.
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Mar 3, 2023 • 53min
This Week In XR 3-3-2023 ft. Hugo Swart, VP and GM of XR at Qualcomm
This week we're talking about Mobile World Congress, Xiaomi's AR smart glasses, Meta's product roadmap, Hexa 3D and the AI driven conversion of 2D photos into 3D assets. Our guest, Qualcomm VP Hugo Swart, will be joining us from MWC in Barcelona, to talk about Qualcomm's dual compute, carrier partnerships and Snapdragon Spaces.Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb 18, 2023 • 35min
This Week In XR 2-17-2023 ft. Alex Herrity, CEO of Anima
The hosts are focused on AI this week, and in particular its application to immersive media. Bigscreen's making a VR HMD, and guest Alex Herrity, CEO of Anima, has launched a line of AI enabled virtual pets which you see and interact with in AR. Rony's full of startup advice for his developing business. Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb 10, 2023 • 47min
This Week In XR 2-10-2023 ft. Jon Karafin, CEO of Light Field Lab
This week we're talking about real Holograms, Realwear's $375M SPAC, and $50M new financing for Light Field Lab, whose CEO Jon Karafin is our guest. Mawari and Looking Glass also raised money this week. More layoffs hit the depleted mixed reality group Microsoft. Rony says he thinks XR is doing a big exhale. Karafin's Light Field Lab means Holograms, and Rony knows a lot about this topic, too. Ted is scouting new tech for the six new theme parks Paramount Global, and is planning a trip to San Jose to see LightField Holograms in the Lab, too.Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb 3, 2023 • 47min
This Week In XR 2-3-2023 ft. Avi Bar-Zeev
On this week's podcasts the hosts talk about Meta (as always), the stock buyback, and the share spike; Samsung, Qualcomm, and Google are working with Meta and Microsoft to make an AR headset; what will the Apple device really look like? Our guest is HoloLens co-inventor and head of the XR Guild, Avi Bar-Zeev, who talks with us about Apple, Assisted Reality, why AR needs AI and the ethics of XR. Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 27, 2023 • 48min
This Week In XR 1-27-2023 ft. Michael Wolf
Our guest is Michael Wolf, CEO of Activate, which does strategy consulting for big tech and media companies. He is the former COO of MTV. This week we're talking about tech layoffs and retrenchment, entertainment and games, story worlding, Gemba, Dreamscape, and practical victories in enterprise XR, growth (or lack thereof) for XR, What's happening with the Metaverse, the potential of AI to change everything. Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 20, 2023 • 45min
This Week In XR 1-20-2023 ft. Dan Robinson, CEO of Red 6
This week in XR news Apple, Microsoft, pull back from spatial computing. Not so fast, says guest Dan Robinson, CEO of Red 6, which has built AR enabled combat and other training sims into real aircraft. Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 13, 2023 • 47min
This Week In XR 1-13-2023 ft. Jeri Ellsworth
This week the hosts are joined by Jeri Ellsworth, Founder, and CEO, of Tilt 5.Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 8, 2023 • 35min
This Week In XR 1-8-22 Charlie and Ted from CES
Charlie and Ted recap CES from Las Vegas. They review the show in general and XR in specific. HTC introduced the Vive XR Elite stand-alone. Assisted Reality finally delivers. There were more, better haptics, dramatic advances in waveguide optics, and 3D without glasses.Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 6, 2023 • 19min
This Week In XR ft. Alvin Graylin (HTC) and Author Neal Stephenson (Lamina1)
Charlie interviews Alvin Graylin, China President (HTC), and Author, Neil Stephenson (Lamina1) about their work on Vive Metaverse (Viveverse)! CES 2023.Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Dec 18, 2022 • 56min
This Week In XR 12-18-2022 Dean Takahasi, Lead Writer for GamesBeat and VentureBeat
Our guest today is Dean Takahashi, the dean of XR and Metaverse writers. He joins the hosts to talk about the biggest stories of 2022, including crypto reckoning, AI, Meta, John Carmak, HTC, Sony, and the tech recession. Next year, says Rony Abovitz, will be the year of AI. "You ain't seen nothing yet," predicts the Magic Leap founder. Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
