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Today’s show:
Looking Glass Co-Founder and CEO Shawn Frayne joins Jason to demo their new hologram assistant (1:03) before breaking down the unique use cases for Looking Glass’s technology and Shawn’s perspective on the pace of AI (10:24).
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Shawn joins Jason
(1:03) Shawn demos Looking Glass’ hologram assistant + Looking Glass’ business model
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(10:24) AI’s impact on product design and how users interact with Looking Glass’ platform
(17:57) Investing in hardware startups
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(22:10) Looking Glass’ customer base
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(32:42) Shawn’s perspective on AI
(37:18) Shawn and Jason’s first picks for holographic assistants
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