The AI XR Podcast

The Mad-Scientist of AI Smartglasses On Wearable AI, VR & Escaping the Internet - Lucas Rizzotto

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas Rizzotto is one of the most distinctive artists working at the intersection of technology and human experience. He built Where Thoughts Go, a VR...

Why Social Media Lost in Court and AI Agents Demand Total Surveillance – Shelley Palmer's 5th Visit

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Shelley Palmer,media technologist, advisor, and author with over 700,000 daily newsletter subscribers, returns to the show. He's one of the sharpest t...

What Spatial AI, World Models & Quantum Computing Mean For The Global Economy - Cathy Hackl

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cathy Hackl, futurist for Nokia and advisor to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), joins the podcast to discuss her fascinating work across the Middle ...

The Future of Agentic Social Networks & Why AI Will Replace White-Collar Work - Teamily AI Founders

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Co-founders Dr. Salman Avestimehr and Dr. Aiden He join the podcast to discuss their new "agentic" company, Teamily AI. They dive into how their platf...

What This Lion King Director Thinks About AI Storytelling & How Hollywood Can Adapt - Rob Minkoff

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What does a Lion King–level director really think about AI “slop,” streaming wars and whether machines can ever tell great stories? On this epis...

Using A “Rebel Alliance” Strategy To Elevate AI & VR Learning - ILMxLab’s Vicki Dobbs Beck

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Vicki Dobbs Beck, the former head of ILMxLab and a 34-year veteran of Lucasfilm/Disney, joins Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Rony Abovitz for a can...

AI Smart Glasses, Digital Twins & Holodecks Are Changing Work In The Enterprise – Kristi Woolsey

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Enterprise XR hasn’t disappeared, it has quietly moved into places where it saves time, reduces errors and changes how people work every day. On thi...

America Is Racing Toward An AI Cliff With No Safety Net, Will AGI Hurt Or Harm? - Alvin Wang Graylin

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week, Alvin Wang Graylin spent 35 years in senior leadership roles across HTC, IBM, and other major tech companies. He ran HTC's VR div...

Can Interactive, Remixable Video Actually Pay Creators & Keep Audience Attention For AI Content - Edward Saatchi

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Edward Saatchi has been building at the frontier of AI storytelling for a decade—from Oculus Story Studios to Fable (where his AI character Lucy mad...

Real-Time AI Video Generation Is Changing Everything For Twitch Live Streamers - Dean Leitersdorf

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you can transform yourself into any character, in any world, in real time, while streaming live? Dean Leitersdorf is the CEO and co-...

This Veteran Game Dev (LucasFilm Games) & XR Creator Built AI Filmmaking Platform for Creatives - Mike Levine

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when someone who grew up in the Lucasfilm Games golden era decides that today’s AI tools are failing creatives? Mike Levine has spent m...

Chinese Robots, AI Smart Glasses & Gwen Stefani Battle for CES Headlines - GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Takahashi is the dean of tech writers and a 25-year veteran correspondent covering consumer electronics, gaming, and emerging technology for Game...

Special From CES 2026: AI Strategy, Tariffs, and the Future of Consumer Tech - Gary Shapiro, CEO

03 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Shapiro has spent decades at the center of the global consumer technology industry, leading the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and buildin...

The Year AI Became Militarized: Shelly Palmer on Government, Defense, and $3 Trillion Stacked

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shelly Palmer has spent 45 years watching technology reshape every industry—from writing news themes for CBS to consulting with every major media co...

Digital Wellbeing Is The Path To Reclaim Agency In An AI Post-Capitalist World - Caitlin Krause

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Krause, author of Digital Wellbeing, argues that intentional design unlocks genuine connection within virtual spaces. Drawing on her teaching ...

Can We Trust AI? Intention, Ethics & Future of Intelligence – Live From SynthBee

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special live episode recorded at SynthBee headquarters in South Florida, hosts Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Rony Abovitz&n...

Why Physical Reality Is the Only Thing That Still Matters - Vince Kadlubek

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vince Kadlubek, co-founder of Meow Wolf, joins Charlie and Ted for a deep dive into the future of immersive entertainment, arguing that in an age of i...

Why Physical Reality Is the Only Thing That Still Matters—Vince Kadlubek, Meow Wolf

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vince Kadlubek, co-founder of Meow Wolf, joins Charlie and Ted for a deep dive into the future of immersive entertainment, arguing that in an age of i...

Why Gamers Are Adopting Smart Glasses First & The Android XR Future - David Jiang, Viture

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Jiang, CEO of VITURE, joins Charlie, Ted, and Rony for a special Black Friday episode to discuss the breakout year for "display glasses" and why...

VR Art, Immersive Storytelling, and Festival Culture Matter More Than Hype—Kent Bye, Voices of VR

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kent Bye—host of the Voices of VR podcast and one of XR's most prolific journalists with over 1,680 published interviews—joins Charlie and Ted for...

Creator Economies, Blockchain, AI & the Open Metaverse – Neal Stephenson & Rebecca Barkin, Lamina1 ​

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neal Stephenson—legendary sci-fi author who coined "metaverse" in his 1992 novel Snow Crash—and Rebecca Barkin, co-founder of Lamina1, return to t...

The Grandfather of VR, Who Built Super Cockpits for the Air Force & 27+ XR Startups, Wants to Augment Your Brain - Dr. Tom Furness

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Tom Furness—esteemed as the “Grandfather of VR”—brings seven decades of breakthrough invention, untold stories, and rare wisdom to the AI ...

How Edge AI and AR Shopping Will Transform XR Platforms With Kirin Sinha, Illumix

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kirin Sinha, MIT math prodigy and founder/CEO of Illumix, embodies the vital intersection of AI, XR, and real-world relevance. On this episode, she un...

"Interstellar Arc” a Free-roam, Tactile, Narrative VR World at AREA15, Las Vegas - Paul Raphaël

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Raphaël , co-founder of Felix & Paul Studios, joins the AI XR Podcast for a candid, high-energy discussion on the state and future of i...

The Next Video Renaissance, The Future of Creativity,  Hollywood, & AI Filmmaking – Amit Jain Luma AI

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amit Jain, CEO and founder of Luma AI, joins Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Rony Abovitz to unpack the future of AI-native video and the transforma...

Why Spatial Computing Is Harder Than Mars: XR Hype & Smart Glasses – Antony 'SkarredGhost' Vitillo

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Antony “Skarred Ghost” Vitillo—legendary XR blogger, developer, and authentic voice of the immersive tech world—joins Charlie Fink, Ted Schilo...

33 Years of AI XR Innovation & the GameStop of Smart Glasses. Paul Travers, CEO, Vuzix

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Travers, founder and CEO of Vuzix Corporation, returns to join hosts Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Rony Abovitz for a masterclass in enterpri...

Building Community, Creator IP & Viral Content with AI. Tricia Biggio, Invisible Universe

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tricia Biggio, CEO of Invisible Universe, joins hosts Charlie Fink and Ted Schilowitz for an illuminating deep-dive into how ...

The AI/XR Podcast September 15, 2025 Ft. Don Carson, Senior Art Director at Mighty Coconut

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie is back from the Venice Film Festival Immersive, where he also judged the Reply AI Film Festival. His standout was Blur, which he shared with ...

The AI/XR Podcast Sept 9th, 2025 ft. Jason Zada and Monica Monique of Secret Level

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s AIXR podcast, Ted Schilowitz and Rony Abovitz sit down with Jason Zada and Monica Monique of Secret Level, an AI-native production st...

SPECIAL EPISODE - The AI/XR Podcast August 26th, 2025 ft. Rokid Glasses Dev and Launch Team

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Fink hosts a special episode of the AIXR podcast with Rokid and CaringKind to discuss the launch of Rokid Glass, lightweight AI smart glasses....

SPECIAL EPISODE - From the Venice Film Festival August 30th, 2025 ft. Doug Liman and the 30 Ninjas Team

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, recorded Friday, August 30, at the Venice Film Festival, Charlie Fink talks with director Doug Liman and the 30 Ninjas team, Juliana ...

The AI/XR Podcast August 22nd, 2025 ft. Devon Eriksen, Author of Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The AI/XR Podcast, Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Rony Abovitz start with the latest news but quickly veer into bigger questions ...

The AI/XR Podcast August 15th, 2025 ft. Jess Loren, CEO at Global Objects

16 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jess Loren, CEO of Global Objects, joins Charlie, Ted, and Rony to talk about the company’s work creating photoreal digital twins for film, tel...

The AI/XR Podcast August 8th, 2025 ft. Brent Bushnell, Co-Founder and CBO of DreamPark Immersive

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the AI/XR Podcast, Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Rony Abovitz welcome Brent Bushnell, co-founder of DreamPark, for an energizin...

The AI/XR Podcast August 1st, 2025 ft. Greg Shove, CEO of Section

02 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Charlie, Ted, and Rony are joined by longtime tech entrepreneur Greg Shove, who shares lessons from a career spanning seven startups ...

The AI/XR Podcast July 25th, 2025 ft. Bilawal Sidhu, former Google Maps PM, TED AI curator, and generative AI media pioneer

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 250 of the AI/XR Podcast, Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Rony Abovitz are joined by Bilawal Sidhu, former Google Maps PM, TED AI curator...

Special Digital Hollywood Episode, guest are director Rob Minkoff (The Lion King), filmmaker and AI specialist Ellenor Argyropoulos, and writer-director John MacInnes

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this special Digital Hollywood episode of The AI/XR Podcast, hosts Charlie Fink, Rony Abovitz, and Ted Schilowitz are joined by dire...

The AI/XR Podcast July 18th, 2025 ft. Christopher Summerfield, a researcher from Google DeepMind and author of 'These Strange New Minds.

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the AIXR podcast, Charlie Fink, Ted Schilowitz, and Roni Abovitz engage in a deep conversation with Christopher Summerfield, a rese...

The AI/XR Podcast July 11th, 2025 ft. Ananya Chadha, Founder of Quander.co

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s AI/XR Podcast, Charlie Fink and Rony Abovitz welcome Ananya Chadha, founder of Quander.co, a startup building AI-powered marketing ag...

Special Episode - Charlie Fink with Artur Sychov recorded in Prague on June 4th

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded in Prague, this special episode of the AI/XR Podcast features Charlie Fink in conversation with Somnium Space founder and CEO Artur Sychov. C...

The AI/XR Podcast June 27th, 2025 ft. Randy Marsden, former Apple exec and co-founder of Skidattl

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s AI/XR Podcast featured Randy Marsden, former Apple exec and co-founder of Skidattl, an AR platform for creating geo-anchored virtual sig...

The AI/XR Podcast June 20th, 2025 ft. Scott Stein, contributing editor at CNET.

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The AI/XR Podcast, the hosts are joined by Scott Stein, contributing editor at CNET, to discuss the evolution of XR devices an...

The AI/XR Podcast June 11th, 2025. AWE *LIVE* 245th episode

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Warning* Bad sound quality - apologies!In this special live edition of the AI/XR Podcast from Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2025, hosts Charli...

The AI/XR Podcast June 6th, 2025 ft. Bryn Mooser, founder of Asteria Studio

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of The AI/XR Podcast, the discussion is focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and filmmaking, hi...

The AI/XR Podcast May 23rd, 2025 ft. Angela Dunning, an attorney at Cleary Gottlieb specializing in AI and copyrights.

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rony and Ted welcome Angela Dunning, an attorney at Cleary Gottlieb specializing in AI and copyrights. With Charlie on vacation, they switched up the ...

The AI/XR Podcast May 16th, 2025 ft. Ori Inbar co-founder and CEO of AWE

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week the hosts dive into the Trump's AI tour of the middle east, funding news for Gen-AI companies, and gen-AI in the metaverse (Meta's...

The AI/XR Podcast May 9th, 2025 ft. Nikola Todorovic, co-founder of Wonder Dynamics

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of "The AI/XR Podcast," the hosts welcomed Nikola Todorovic, co-founder of Wonder Dynamics, to discuss key development...

The AI/XR Podcast May 2nd, 2025 ft. Joan Bajorek, author of Your AI Roadmap

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of the AI/XR Podcast, the hosts engage in a dynamic panel discussion featuring guest Joan Bajorek, author of Your AI Roadmap. Th...

The AI/XR Podcast April 25th, 2025 ft. Sam Liang, founder & CEO, Otter.ai

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, hosts Charlie Fink, Rony Abovitz, and Ted Schilowitz discuss viral AI-generated media and concerns over synthetic content v...

The AI/XR Podcast April 18th, 2025 ft. Adam Draper, Boost VC

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of "The AI/XR Podcast," hosts Charlie, Rony, and Ted welcome Adam Draper of Boost VC. First we dive into pressing industry news,...

The AI/XR Podcast April 11th, 2025 ft. John Gaeta, CEO Escape.ai

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of "The AI/AR Podcast," hosts Charlie Fink and Ted Schilowitz welcomed John Gaeta to discuss his innovative project, Escape AI, ...

The AI/XR Podcast April 4th, 2025 ft Patty Rangel, Producer, Impact Investor, and Futurist

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Charlie and Ted celebrate reaching over a million downloads before diving into news which includes OpenAI’s $40B raise and $300B val...

The AI/XR Podcast March 28th, 2025 ft. Nils Phil, CEO of Auki Labs, and Caspar Thykier, CEO of Zappar

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the AI/XR Podcast, Charlie, Rony, and Ted welcome Nils Pihl, CEO of Auki Labs, and Caspar Thykier, CEO of Zappar, to discuss a massive re...

The AI/XR Podcast March 21st, 2025 ft. Bob Cooney, Author, Futurist, Preeminent Expert in Location-Based Entertainmen

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Charlie and Ted welcome an old friend, Bob Cooney, the world's preeminent expert in location-based entertainment, who has just wrapped his o...

The AI/XR Podcast March 14th, 2025 ft. David Nussbaum, founder and Chairman, Proto

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of the AIXR Pod, the team engages in a dynamic discussion about SXSW. Guest David Nussbaum, founder and Chairman ...

The AI/XR Podcast March 7th, 2025 ft. SXSW Programmers Blake Kammerdiner (XR) and Katie Perera (AI)

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the opening day of SXSW 2025, the hosts are joined by SXSW Programmers Blake Kammerdiner (XR) and Katie Perera (AI) to get a preview of the co...

The AI/XR Podcast February 28th, 2025 ft. Cecilia Shen, CEO of Cybever

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Cecilia Shen, CEO of Cybever, an AI-powered 3D creation platform that leverages advanced layout algorithms to enable industries t...

The AI/XR Podcast February 21st, 2025 ft. Naeem Talukdar, CEO Moonvalley AI

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Naeem Talukdar, CEO Moonvalley AI, whose company is building a "clean" generative video model, trained exclusively on l...

The AI/XR Podcast February 14th, 2025 ft. Ann Hand, CEO Super League

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Ann Hand, CEO of Super League, a brand agency specializing in game platforms like Roblox and Fortnite. The news this week start...

The AI/XR Podcast February 7th, 2025 ft. Sean Mann, CEO RP1

08 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie, Ted, and Rony welcome Sean Mann, CEO of RP1, whose Metaverse browser can support hundreds of thousands of unique users in a spatial environme...

The AI/XR Podcast January 31st, 2025

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie, Rony & Ted are guestless today. It happens. It was a busy news week. First up, Deepseek. Their model may have been trained on OpenAI...

The AI/XR Podcast January 24th, 2025 ft. Elizabeth Baron, Senior Advisor, Intelligent Immersive Simulation, UNMC iEXCEL

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie and Ted welcome Elizabeth Baron, who at Ford Motor Company led Immersive Simulation for Product Development, where she combined design, engine...

The AI/XR Podcast January 17th, 2025 ft. Ashley Crowder, CEO Vntana

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week the hosts welcome Ashley Crowder, CEO of Vntana, which manages CAD drawings and other 3D assets for companies in industries as diverse as fa...

The AI/XR Podcast January 10th, 2025 ft. Dean Takahasi, Lead writer for VentureBeat and GamesBeat

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is esteemed journalist Dean Takahasi, dean of tech writers, who helps us analyze this year's CES. News topics on our minds we...

The AI/XR Podcast January 3rd, 2025 ft. Gary Shapiro, CEO of CES

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie, Ted, and Rony have a wide-ranging preview of CES 2025 and what to expect from the coming year from Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technolo...

This Week In XR December 20th, 2024 ft. Shelly Palmer, CEO of the Palmer Group

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie, Rony, and Ted are out in full force to greet the world's foremost tech consultant and professor Shelly Palmer, CEO of the Palmer Group. ...

This Week In XR December 13th, 2024 ft. Russell Patton, Product Manager, Snap Spectacles

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Charlie and Rony welcome Russell Patton, Product Manager for the Snap Spectacles AR headset. It's a news week rich with AI news from OpenAI,...

This Week In XR December 6th, 2024 ft. Michael Murray, CEO, Kopin

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Charlie and Ted are joined by Michael Murray, CEO of Kopin (NASDQ: KOPN), a leading developer of microdisplay and optical technologies for m...

This Week In XR November 8th, 2024 ft. Alex Marsharov, Founder and CEO, Higgsfield AI

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's pod the hosts discussed big tech's investment in Trump, Australia's move to regulate social media, a...

This Week In XR November 1st, 2024 ft. Shara Senderoff, Co-Founder, Futureverse

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week the hosts are in full force. Rony talks about his AI startup, Synthbee. It's earnings week, so we got a look at just how much money tech com...

This Week In XR October 25th, 2024 ft. Deniz Özgür, co-founder, co-CEO, Spacerunners

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is Deniz Özgür, co-founder, co-CEO, Spacerunners. Space Runners is a fashion-tech platform that operates at the intersection of ...

This Week In XR October 17th, 2024 ft. Joaquin Cuenca Abela, Co-Founder and CEO, Freepik

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is Joaquin Cuenca Abela, co-founder and CEO of Freepik. Rony is off for the Jewish holiday, Sukkot. Earlier in the week,...

This Week In XR October 10th, 2024 ft. Justin Maier, Co-Founder and CEO, Civitai

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week the hosts are here in full force to welcome Justin Maier, co-founder and CEO of Civitai. Elon Musk of Tesla re...

This Week In XR October 4th, 2024 ft. Anthony Batt and Neville Spiteri, Co-Founders, Wevr

05 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ted and Charlie welcome Antony Batt, Neville Spiteri, co-founders of Wevr, creators of "The Blu," one of the first experiences created for the HTC Viv...

This Week In XR September 27th, 2024 ft. Yonatan Raz-Fridman, CEO Supersocial

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie, Rony and Ted welcome Yonatan Tal, CEO of Supersocial. First up is the flurry of announcements from Meta Connect, including the unveiling of t...

This Week In XR September 20th, 2024 ft. John Attanassio and Luisa Huang, Co-founders of Toonstar

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ted and Charlie are Rony-less but happily dive into a busy newsweek, which featured new headsets from Snap and HTC, a $230 M raise for World Labs, whi...

This Week In XR September 13th, 2024 ft. Zhen Feng, head of international, Roblox

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week all three hosts are back in force with a great guest, Zhen Feng, Head of International for Roblox. Rony and Ted talk about a new hush-hush ...

This Week In XR September 6th, 2024 ft. Liam Broza, CTO Infinite Reality

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week it's Ted's turn to be too busy, but Charlie and Rony are in fine form, welcoming Liam Broza, CTO of Infinite Reality. In the news, fund...

This Week In XR August 23rd, 2024 ft. Ryan Chapman, CEO of Motive

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Ryan Chapman, CEO of Motive, focused on business applications of VR. We start with the state of the entertainment business, ...

This Week In XR August 16th, 2024 ft. Akash Nigam, CEO Genies

17 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week the three hosts are here in full force as Rony returns from vacation. Now that a federal judge ruled that Google is a monopolist, the questi...

This Week In XR August 9th, 2024 ft. Val Vacante, VP Solutions Innovation, Dentsu

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Google's guilty of monopoly practices, but the result will be unclear for some time. Elon Musk continues to go bonkers while raking in trillions, none...

This Week In XR August 2nd, 2024 ft. Kerestell Smith, Creator of Gorilla Tag, CEO Another Axiom

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is Kerestell Smith, creator of Gorilla Tag VR and founder of Another Axiom. Rony is on a farm with no Internet. In the news Canva ...

This Week In XR July 26th, 2024 ft. Dr. Cody Rall, Founder of Techforpsych and neuroscientist

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is neuroscientist Dr. Cody Rall. Rony's working his super-secret day job (an AI startup). Top of the news is OpenAI's Search ...

This Week In XR July 19th, 2024 ft. Sarah Nagy, founder and CEO of Seek AI

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie and Rony go Tedless this week with Sarah Nagy, founder and CEO of Seek AI, which brings AI to datasets that can be queried with natural langua...

This Week In XR July 12th, 2024 ft. Chandra Devam, CEO Aris MD

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another big news week finds AMD snapping up Silo AI for $655M. Captions lip dub co raises $60M. Odyssey AI out of stealth with hi-res gen-AI. Inf...

This Week In XR June 20th, 2024 ft. Tony Parisi, AWE XR Hall of Fame Inductee, author, executive, entrepreneur

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week the news was all about AI, music labels sue AI music generators Suno and Udio. Etched raises $120M to make AI Chips. Emergence AI scores $97...

This Week In XR June 20th, 2024 Episode 200, live from AWE

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 200th episode of "This Week in XR" is recorded with a live audience on AWE's Expo Stage on June 20, 2024. This is the 15th edition of the largest...

This Week In XR June 14th, 2024 ft. Jeri Ellsworth, CEO and Co-Founder of Tilt Five

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week is show #199. Our guest is Jeri Ellsworth, CEO and Co-Founder of Tilt Five. Next week we'll record show #200 in front of a live audience at ...

This Week In XR June 10th, 2024 ft. Ori Inbar, Exec Dir and co-founder, AWE

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ted and Charlie welcome Ori Inbar, who is celebrating AWE's 15th anniversary by moving the June 18 - 20 show from Silicon Valley to Long Beach. In the...

This Week In XR May 31st, 2024 ft. Amy Peck, CEO EndeavorXR

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is XR consultant and thought leader, Amy Peck, CEO of EndeavorXR, but first, it's Ted's birthday, and yes, we sing (sorry). After a brief ce...

This Week In XR May 24th, 2024 ft. Jon Vlassopulos, CEO of Napster

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is Jon Vlassopulos, CEO of Napster, which is now a streaming platform with 170 M + tracks. In the news Scarjo v. OpenAI,...

This Week In XR May 17th, 2024 ft. Matthew Celia, Creative Director of Lightsail VR.

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Ted and Charlie celebrate episode 195 without Rony. Our guest is Matthew Celia, of Lightsail VR, who produced Eli Roth's "Faceless Lady," wh...

This Week In XR May 10th, 2024 ft. Marta Marciszewicz, Head of Machine Learning, Anything World

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie and Rony give the show a go without Ted, who's traveling. Very busy news week with lots of M&A activity. We talked about CoStar ...

This Week In XR May 3rd, 2024 ft. Jennifer Tuft and Cassandra Rosenthal, Co-CEOs and Founders of Kaleidoco and Particle Ink

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week the hosts discuss the new lawsuits against OpenAI. After six months of hype, sentiment about the Humane AI Pin, and The Apple Vision Pro, ha...

This Week In XR April 29th, 2024 ft. Yat Siu, Chairman Animoca Brands

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We rescheduled Friday morning's recording for Monday night in order to bring you one of our most impressive guests ever, Yat Siu, Chairman of Animoca ...

This Week In XR April 19th, 2024

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts are all over Meta's release of the new MetaAI with Llama 3, now integrated across all of Meta's brands, and totally free, bringing an except...

This Week In XR April 12th, 2024 ft. Connell Gauld, CTO of Zappar

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another episode packed with AI news, in particular an investigative NY Times piece revealing the big tech companies were aware of the copyright i...

This Week In XR April 5th, 2024 ft. Maureen Fan, CEO Baobab Studios

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This Week the hosts are talking about OpenAI's Voice Engine, which can be trained on fifteen second recording, creating profound questions about priva...

This Week In XR March 29th, 2024 ft. Liz Hyman, President and CEO of the XR Association (XRA)

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts are joined by Liz Hyman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the XR Association (XRA), the trade association promoting the dynamic grow...