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The Infinite Retina

The Infinite Retina

By : Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble
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The Infinite Retina

The Infinite Retina

By: Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble

Overview of this book

What is Spatial Computing and why is everyone from Tesla, Apple, and Meta investing heavily in it? Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble answer that question to help you understand where Spatial Computing - an augmented reality where humans and machines can interact in a physical space - came from, where it's going, and why it's so fundamentally different from the computers or mobile phones that came before. They present seven visions of the future and the industry verticals in which Spatial Computing has the most influence - Transportation; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications; Manufacturing; Retail; Healthcare; Finance; and Education. The book also shares insights from leading experts, industry veterans and innovators, including Sebastian Thrun, Ken Bretschneider, and Hugo Swart. They dive into what they think will happen in the medium term and what it could mean for humanity in the long term. This new second edition has many substantial updates, including two new chapters on the relevance of Generative AI to Spatial Computing and a new chapter on the impact of the Apple Vision Pro. Each existing chapter has been updated to have the most current information and commentary.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Part I: Why Spatial Computing and Why Now?
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Part II: The Seven Visions
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Part III: The Spatial Business
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Index

Potential Dangers

It could be said that with great knowledge comes great responsibility. There are several associated potential dangers that come with our use of Spatial Computing. Areas we will touch upon here include potential loss of personal control, dilution of the natural, and population segmentation.

In terms of potential loss of personal control, the major one that everyone has at the front of their minds because of Facebook's transgressions is the disappearance of privacy. Especially with Augmented Reality, unauthorized use of data and media by companies or authoritarian use by governments could potentially be a problem. Location and spending data, along with videos made with the knowledge of the viewer and recording speech when headsets/glasses are worn could present another wave of Google Glass-like uproar. However, we do not think this is going to happen since the uses of Augmented Reality have been lauded over the last few years and there also seems to be better advance...

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