When I bring up these concerns to Meta’s VP of generative AI, Ahmad Al-Dahle, post-keynote, he accuses me of having “a dystopian point of view.” Adding AI bots to the various feeds will spur human connection, he counters. “I think these AIs are entertaining and can help people learn new skills that help them better … Read more
Undeterred by its many detractors, Meta is still trying to make the metaverse happen. This week, the company held its annual Connect developer conference at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to announce a new mixed reality headset, the Meta Quest 3, as well as new smart … Read more
It’s the unboxing video heard across the metaverse. There’s a contemporary leak of Meta’s upcoming combined actuality headset, the Meta Quest Professional 3. A video posted to X, the social media platform previously often called Twitter, by consumer @ZGFTECH reveals a pair of arms pulling the black and white headset and controllers out of a … Read more
The confusion and disappointment surrounding most “metaverse” initiatives are so pervasive that when a video from 2017 of a Walmart VR purchasing demo began trending once more in January 2022, individuals instantly thought it was yet one more metaverse demo. It additionally helped show how a lot of the present metaverse dialogue is constructed on … Read more