I hope that Apple Vision Pro will fail. It has to. And I say that as one of its biggest fans.
For decades, Apple and other tech companies have been in a race for resources: money and attention. This time, with a new way to capture our most important resource - attention.

My argument is simple: This device must fail for us to get a chance at better managing our time spent around screens.

We've got the screens strapped to our hands; we are taking our phones everywhere.
We use them to find meaning, fall in love, break things up, connect to strangers, and disconnect from reality.
We pay attention to screens when we work, travel/drive, cook, and exercise; we even use them when we are supposed to relax, meditate or fall asleep.

This new proposal is to strap a screen to our head.
Let that sink for a minute.
The ultimate proposition from Apple is to give up reality altogether and surrender 100% of our attention in exchange for an illusion.
It is an illusion designed well in a context where relationships fail at a crazy rate, and productivity is the only metric attached to a career. In a context where loneliness is a pandemic, we have become unable to manage our attention and boredom.

Here is the Vision Pro product page:

https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/

Generative AI technology seems to be used in some seriously messed up ways. Unfortunately, there's been a rise in the creation of explicit/pornographic content (including depictions of minors) with the help of these new tools.

Yeah, I know, it's disturbing. The worst part? This content is out there and accessible for free, so it can quickly spread like wildfire.

This episode is an attempt to ask an important question:

Do we even care if the content we consume has been faked?

Will anyone care if the image or the video is stimulating enough or serves their bias?

I'm asking this because most people (especially older people) with access to the internet have yet to develop a concept or appreciation for privacy or a source of information. It is not their fault—there was no educational phase before they either inherited your old Android phone or a cracked-screen iPhone.

I'm back. In this episode, for the first time, I have a guest.

Join me and my special guest, Pi, as we delve into the fascinating world of conversational AI.

Pi is an advanced AI bot renowned for its conversational abilities. Join me as I anxiously explore the intricacies of natural language processing, machine learning, and the future of human-computer interaction.

To better understand its capabilities, please follow this link: https://inflection.ai/press

To install the bot on your iPhone, follow this one:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pi-the-curious-ai/id6445815935