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Metaversive #13

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This week is all about mixed, virtual & artificial reality, digital twins, digital humans & Artificial intelligence. Strap in & prepare to have your brain tickled.

Beginners guide to AR

https://www.xrtoday.com/augmented-reality/what-is-augmented-reality/

https://www.xrtoday.com/augmented-reality/a-beginners-guide-to-the-augmented-reality-market/

XR vs. AR

https://www.xrtoday.com/augmented-reality/extended-reality-vs-augmented-reality/

A great introduction to quantum computing, possible use cases and risks

https://hbr.org/2022/01/quantum-computing-for-business-leaders

An intro to AI

https://hbr.org/2022/08/when-and-why-you-should-explain-how-your-ai-works?ab=hero-main-text

AI- made art wins art prize

https://www.dtnext.in/edit/2022/09/06/an-ai-made-picture-won-an-art-prize-artists-arent-happy

AI generated films

https://pinar-seyhan-demirdag.medium.com/how-will-a-i-generated-films-disrupt-the-film-industry-e3bf428f5c4d

DALL-E 2

< https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/12/a-startup-wants-to-democratize-the-tech-behind-dall-e-2-consequences-be-damned/>

AI takes over voice of Darth Vader

https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/24/23370097/darth-vader-james-earl-jones-obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-ai-disney-lucasfilm

Digital Twins & digital humans

Industrial digital twins

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lowes-unveils-industry-first-digital-twin-giving-associates-superpowers-to-better-serve-customers-301628493.html

NVIDIA's new AI modeler GET3D

https://www.engadget.com/nvidia-ai-model-get3d-virtual-worlds-objects-130021127.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIp8bvIhDHxzcs64ds_DNrAEzdBf3jkxskfbeZ_XGtz1oa7ZQl_Gt1UkfiOJyo-

China already talking about regulating digital humans

China set to set standards for digital assistants, virtual influencers and gaming avatars expecting that virtual humans will assist with online banking, shopping, and travel services within the next few years

https://restofworld.org/2022/beijing-digital-humans-metaverse/

BONUS

Visit Midjourney & test out the generator on their discord for free

https://www.midjourney.com/home/

DALL-E is now open for everyone to try out

https://openai.com/blog/dall-e-now-available-without-waitlist/

Try the Runway AI video editor

https://runwayml.com/

Check out this real time AI AR experience 🤯

https://twitter.com/xrarchitect/status/1572009631530242049?s=46&t=EJuNPxEp-tLdD_cEUXVigg

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