2018-06-08 · auto-analysis (draft)

VR Fireside Chat with Philip Rosedale, Founder & CEO of High Fidelity

The podcast discusses the VR experience, including full body tracking, and the potential for virtual tours and the integration of blockchain technology in the future. The conversation covers the impact of AI and neural networks, the potential of blockchain technology, the future of transportation, and the concept of abundance versus scarcity. The podcast discusses the concept of abundance, the rise of autonomous vehicles and virtual worlds, the impact of private space exploration, and the development of robotic avatars for remote presence. The podcast discusses the Avatar X prize competition, the use of robotic Avatars for virtual presence, and the potential applications of virtual reality technology, including teaching and virtual field trips. The podcast discusses the impact of exponential technology on global warming and the future of virtual reality, emphasizing the transformation of

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Topics

Virtual Reality VR ▶ 0:40
The conversation discusses the use of virtual reality in education and the potential for virtual tours.
Collaboration and Innovation Other ▶ 4:45
The speakers discuss the crossover between virtual and real worlds and the potential for collaboration between different companies.
High Fidelity Tech ▶ 0:00
The podcast focuses on the VR experience and the technology behind it, including full body tracking and the use of lasers.
Future of VR VR ▶ 6:40
The speakers discuss the potential of VR in the future, including virtual tours of museums and the integration of blockchain technology.
Exponential Growth AI|Robotics|Compute ▶ 9:55
Philip Rosedale discusses the concept of exponential growth and its impact on technology and society.
VR and Technology VR|AI|Robotics ▶ 11:25
Philip Rosedale emphasizes the importance of VR and other transformative technologies like AI and robotics.
Quantum Computing AI|Compute ▶ 16:40
Philip Rosedale mentions the upcoming Quantum Supremacy, where quantum computers will solve problems classical computers cannot.
IoT and Connectivity AI|Compute|IoT ▶ 17:06
Philip Rosedale discusses the rapid growth in connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT).
AI AI ▶ 18:26
Discusses the impact of AI-driven robots on daily life.
Blockchain Crypto/Web3 ▶ 20:05
Explains the concept and potential of blockchain technology in virtual and real-world applications.
Transportation Transportation ▶ 23:45
Discusses the future of transportation, including autonomous and aerial ride-sharing vehicles.
Scarcity and Abundance Longevity ▶ 26:35
Explores the concept of abundance versus scarcity and its impact on business and technology development.
Abundance and Digital Transformation AI|Robotics|Space|Energy|Longevity|Biotech|Compute|Crypto/Web3|Economy|Geopolitics|Health|Transportation|Other ▶ 27:36
Discussion on the concept of abundance and how digitization is transforming various industries, with a focus on virtual worlds and transportation.
Autonomous Vehicles and Mobility AI|Robotics|Space|Energy|Longevity|Biotech|Compute|Crypto/Web3|Economy|Geopolitics|Health|Transportation|Other ▶ 29:22
Discussion on the rise of autonomous vehicles and the shift from car companies to mobility companies, citing examples from Google's self-driving car project.

Predictions made

open Philip Rosedale: The real world and virtual world will blur, allowing users to take pieces of virtual objects home with them.
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“I'll have a piece of spaceship one at home but it this you guys were playing in the in this Arena recently weren't you yep we sure were and in fact let me tell you Peter was our friend Eric uh block V is a company we're partner with and block V did this incredible demo three days ago that I was blown away by where they uh had an app you have an app on your phone and you go out to somewhere in the real world like you know you know New York or something and you find an artifact with ar with your phone in the real world and then you suck that thing up you so you find a magic you know Coke can in a geolocation and you load that thing into your phone and now you have it and in fact the fact that you own that object just like with High Fidelity is recorded on the blockchain so you now have like soda can that you can take to a store and get a real soda with right well the thing that block V did and demonstrated a couple days ago that you guys have not seen yet because it's not up in the marketplace was this app that allowed me to take that same Coke can on my tablet and drop it right here on the floor in front of us in fact I was playing with that back in the green room but our our tight security for This Magnificent event prevents me from bringing out the beer bottle that I had back there uh and bringing it here to show you but this was an amazing demo as you say Peter of two two companies you know that that we both very close with uh uh working together to uh to build something that's just just unbelievable which is this crossover on the blockchain on this public blockchain between uh Virtual Worlds and Real Worlds which is pretty amazing”
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open Philip Rosedale: Robots driven by neural networks will start entering our lives and become more prevalent.
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“robots now driven by neural networks are going to start entering our lives and that's going to start becoming a lot of fun.”
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open Peter Diamandis: VR avatars will become more realistic with better scanning technology.
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“the quality of this scanning is just getting better and better”
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open Peter Diamandis: Aerial ride-sharing will become cheaper than owning a car.
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“Uber's goal is that it will be cheaper than the marginal cost of owning a car to fly around”
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open Peter Diamandis: Businesses built on scarcity will be disappointed in the future.
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“if you've built your business on something around scarcity right you're G to be sadly disappointed”
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open Philip Rosedale: The competition for creating a robotic Avatar will be won by a team led by Dr. Harry Clark.
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“we have 3”
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open Peter Diamandis: The technology needs to be scaled to thousands of people to be effective.
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“we've already gotten to this level of scale but we do we do have to get to you know thousands to anything you would add in terms of I think the the question that that you asked is how what needs to happen for us to actually do our work here in this space.”
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open Peter Diamandis: There will be 10 equivalent gigafactories construction around the world by unspecified.
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“you've got 10 equivalent gigafactories construction around the world”
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open Peter Diamandis: The cost of solar energy will become economically irrational for countries to burn coal by unspecified.
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“it becomes economically irrational for a country uh to burn coal”
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open Philip Rosedale: The back of petroleum is expected to be broken within 20 years.
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“there's uh there's not only zero roadblocks there is what you could call a squander abundance of energy so let me give you the numbers uh if you look at the total amount of energy the human race consumes in a year there is 8,000 times that amount of energy that hits the surface of the Earth yeah in a year and so it's a matter of literally being able just from solar alone versus wind and geothermal and do you know that there are five Fusion startups funded by venture capital in in in the valley I didn't know that it's it's crazy um so I think we I think uh the back of petroleum is going to be broken within the next 20 years uh probably maybe the next 10 and it's just a a slow decline thereafter”
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