Charlie Fink is a consultant, columnist, author, and adjunct, covering AI, XR, and the Metaverse for Forbes. He is the author of the critically acclaimed AR-enabled books Charlie Fink’s Metaverse (2017), and Convergence, How The World Will Be Painted With Data (2019).
With the “ Apple Intelligence” upgrade this fall, Siri will understand us better, and “learn” our preferences. It will also be able to “see” the smartphone screen for context. Apple added “Playground,” where users can generate images from text prompts, and create animated “Genmojis.” For more complex requests, Siri will call on ChatGPT. Other Gen-AI tools, like Google Gemini, may be similarly connected in the future.
The Metaverse giveth, and the Metaverse taketh away. The popular social VR platform cited slow growth, over-hiring during the pandemic, and the slow adoption of a “more conventional corporate structure.” Founded in 2014, VR Chat secured $80 million in Series D funding, led by Anthos Capital, bringing its overall outside investment to $95.2 million, and valuing the company at over a billion dollars.
In addition to Luma Labs, another Chinese Sora competitor, Kling, dropped samples of its text-to-video generative AI, and it is mind blowing. Signups are limited to Chinese email addresses. Earlier this year, Vidu AI made waves as the country's inaugural rendition of Sora, capable of producing 16-second videos in pristine 1080p resolution.hosted by author Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, former studio executive and co-founder of Red Camera, and Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap.
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