Weekly hot take on AI & XR tech news + industry guests. Hosted by @charliefink @virtualteds & @rabovitz formerly @thisweekinxr

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Over the past week, Anthropic and Elon Musk have both announced big charity moves, from a public benefit fund to shares of SpaceX for kids. Is this generosity or a shield against regulation? What do you think? Listen to Ted and Charlie’s full thoughts on this week’s episode.
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We’re back! The pod took a week off, but Charlie & Ted are back this week with an interview of Angela Yu of StoReel. And ICYMI, our last month of shows was jam-packed with thoughtful and insightful conversation, so there was lots to catch up. Take a listen!
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Jan Goetgeluk (@VirtuixOmni) on this week’s ep: autism therapy could be their next big vertical, using VR + movement to teach real life skills. Listen to the full convo wherever you get your podcasts.
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An airline that blows up 1 in 10 planes has bad engineers, not an impossible problem. Same logic applies to AI safety. New episode of the AI/XR Podcast is out now on all platforms.
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On this week’s episode of the AI/XR Podcast, we sat down with Paulina Borsook, author of Cyberselfish, republished this week, 26 years after it was first published to rave reviews and seems more poignant than ever.
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Her book (and our conversation) is a sharp, funny, and pretty unflinching look at tech culture from someone who’s been calling it out since before most of Silicon Valley existed in its current form. You won’t want to miss this episode.
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We had a surprise visit from @GLOdotcity and Rony got to nerd out over the Magic Leap headset live in the studio! If you're in New York, go try it for yourself at glo.city and head to Friday’s episode for an exclusive promo code, made just for our listeners.
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Malia Probst’s secret to making it in the tech industry is to keep saying yes to the universe. Hear about @TheMalia’s journey to founder and CEO, her take on the week’s tech current events, and more on this week’s episode of the AI/XR Podcast — out now.
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Breaking: Engage, one of the last open-world VR platforms, is shutting down. "VR Winter two is clearly upon us," says Charlie. New episode is live, with Steve Grubbs (@VictoryXR) giving the inside scoop on how he saw it coming.
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Robots fail in real world scenarios because they’re built on correlation-based models and not causality-based models. @AetherLab_AI and @huang_biwei are building something different… a robot that can learn the rules of a physical space, nuance, and adaptability.
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