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The Future of AI Is Coming for Our Eyes: VR and AR's Killer App, With Killer Unknowns

CNET, Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Mixed reality is already here, and the next step for headsets and glasses is a wave of AI that experiences it alongside us -- raising a whole new set of questions and concerns.

I was immersed in a world of virtual things: 3D maps of my home and places I'd never been, videos wrapping around my head, and browser pages floating all around me. I wasn't alone. A friendly voice was there, listening to my questions and understanding what I was seeing. This companion seemed to see what I saw and hear what I heard. Was Google's Gemini AI behind me, surrounding me or inside me? Where did my perceptions end and AI's begin?

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