Pragmatic Tech Perspectives to Cap off 2023 W/ Tim Bates

Timothy Bates provides his perspectives on key 2023 technology topics based on decades of industry experience.    On AI, Bates notes the industry's transition towards human-centric models tailored for specific use cases versus generalized models, citing issues with bias. He contrasts corporate, group-specific, and individual models optimized for different needs.  Regarding automotive, Bates discusses digital twin benefits demonstrated at General Motors, like improving factor productivity by virtually validating manufacturing processes. He outlines the software integration disrupting vehicles to enable expanded in-car experiences and coherence with external ecosystems via protocols.  About the metaverse, Bates advocates for interoperability standards to connect virtual worlds, contrasting walled gardens. He sees promise in OpenXR for VR headsets and indicates metadata extensions may be required for engineering use cases.  Finally, Bates aims to expand computing access and skills to open professional opportunities for those with less privilege. He notes metaverse jobs could arise in new regions and Role of location and demographics as adoption increases. ==== Have any comments or questions? Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information? Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   And make sure you follow us on Linkedin for all of our show updates   https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildingtheopenmetaverse/ Building the Open Metaverse is a podcast hosted by Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) that invites a broad range of technical experts to share their insights on how the community is building the metaverse together. #BuildingTheOpenMetaversePodcast #MetaversePodcast #Metaverse