In which David and Cory discuss the collision of humanity and technology. From VTubers to Virtual Agents. From Non-Playable Characters (NPCS) to recreations of deceased beings.
- 02:23 – Max Headroom… 1985
- 2:37 – Justin’s McAfee thoughts about virtual beings
- 3:07 – VTubers
- 4:56 – Kizuna AI
- 5:13 – Parasocial relationships… Vtubers rely on an ability to tap into the power of fan interaction, para-social relationships, pseudonymity, and storytelling, creating vibrant characters that tend to be more interesting than their human streamer counterparts.
- 8:51 – Virtual Influencers
- 10:41 – What if your celebrity endorser goes rogue?
- 11:33 – Pepparami
- 12:14 – Widely-known as the “Michelin Man,” who has been the beloved face of the MICHELIN brand since 1898, the tubby white mascot’s name is actually Bibendum (or Bib for short).
- 14:01 – Autonomous Entities
- 15:51 – Digital Web3 Dogs
- 17:51 – Transcendence
- 18:04 – Fall, Dodge in Hell, by Neal Stephenson. How much would it cost to keep an AI of a full person alive?
- 20:40 – The metaverse is empty… there is no one there.
- 25:09 – Subscribe using your favourite podcast app.
- 25:24 – The Nomad Capitalist blocked Dave on Twitter! Not sure why. New marketing person.
- 27:04 – Distributed Personas.
- 36:56 – On-chain creatures that live and adapt to external variables using oracle data feeds
- Game characters that morally evolve over time based on the actions of a user across multiple games
- 39:04 – Cory’s thoughts about Top Gun Maverick
- 41:43 – Interesting interview with Maverick Producer David Ellison
