Timothy Bates provides his perspectives on key 2023 technology topics based on decades of industry experience.  

On AI, Bates notes the industry's transition towards human-centric models tailored for specific use cases versus generalized models, citing issues with bias. He contrasts corporate, group-specific, and individual models optimized for different needs.

Regarding automotive, Bates discusses digital twin benefits demonstrated at General Motors, like improving factor productivity by virtually validating manufacturing processes. He outlines the software integration disrupting vehicles to enable expanded in-car experiences and coherence with external ecosystems via protocols.

About the metaverse, Bates advocates for interoperability standards to connect virtual worlds, contrasting walled gardens. He sees promise in OpenXR for VR headsets and indicates metadata extensions may be required for engineering use cases.

Finally, Bates aims to expand computing access and skills to open professional opportunities for those with less privilege. He notes metaverse jobs could arise in new regions and Role of location and demographics as adoption increases.

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In this thought-provoking episode, acclaimed industrial designer Anne Asensio shares valuable perspectives from her pioneering career spanning automotive giants Renault and General Motors, to her current leadership role as Vice President of Design Experience at Dassault Systèmes.  

The discussion opens with Asensio recounting her early fascination with using design to transform people's lives by reimagining their surroundings. She then traces key milestones, like designing the visionary Renault Scenic concept car in the early 1990s, which pioneered the crossover SUV segment. Later at General Motors, she led design for high-profile production vehicles including the new Camaro.

Asensio then explains her passion for human-centered design, and what ultimately attracted her to Dassault Systèmes—the opportunity to apply her creative skills to shape virtual worlds and immersive experiences enabled by 3D, AI and metaverse technologies. She shares exciting examples of using virtual twins and simulations to experiment, iterate and test product, city and systemic design concepts rapidly.

Additionally, Asensio discusses the urgent need for such virtual modeling capabilities to tackle sustainability challenges. She describes thought-provoking scenarios where people could potentially shift behaviors and industries through experiencing ideal eco-system concepts firsthand virtually. Her creativity also touches on using the metaverse for inclusive community participation in public policymaking.

In her role as a leader at the influential World Design Organization, Asensio champions ethical, future-oriented design practices that improve lives. She calls for designers globally to actively contribute their optimistic visions to the open metaverse, leading the way in showing what better worlds could be possible across both virtual and physical realms. Throughout, her holistic passion for elevating human imagination and dignity shines through.

The conversation ultimately conveys a sense of hope and possibility, underscoring the tremendous potential for design and emergent technologies to positively impact humanity and the planet. Asensio's trailblazing career and integral philosophy provide invaluable wisdom for aspiring designers worldwide.

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Aras Pranckevičius reminisces about his formative years at Unity, detailing the transition from a Mac-only platform to a gaming revolution with the advent of the iPhone. He critiques Unity's package management and advocates for keeping core functionality within the main codebase. Aras favors text-based programming languages, given their clarity compared to visual nodes. He delves into 3D file formats, underscoring the resilience of simpler formats like OBJ and PLY, and prefers GLTF over the complex USD, which lacks a clear specification. Aras introduces Gaussian splatting as a more editable and understandable alternative to NeRF, outlining his work on optimizing splat data size. He acknowledges the transformative impact of AI on programming but expects it will take years for the dust to settle. Aras ends by recognizing the significant advancements of Blender in the open-source space and expresses cautious optimism for the future of 3D on the web with technologies like WebGPU…

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