Book Talk -- Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World

AI and XR are complementary and increasingly intertwined technologies. Immersive technologies use computer-generated virtual environments to enhance and extend human capabilities and experiences, while AI enhances the power of humans to analyze large pools of data to facilitate new discoveries or broader understanding. Authors Rosenberg and Graylin argue that the wedding of these two technologies could yield a technological utopia or an AI-powered dystopia. Please join us to learn more about their optimism as well as their concerns, and their ideas for potential mitigating strategies.