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The Challenges of Meta: Will People be Willing to Use Virtual Reality all Day?
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2:01:24 - 2:07:09 (05:45)

With Facebook changing its name to Meta, the question remains whether people will be interested in using virtual reality for extended periods of time, and whether the negative effects of social media can truly be attributed to it.

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Facebook's newly renamed Meta company includes a Reality Lab focused on augmented and virtual reality technology, including the development of AR glasses with virtual assistants to aid daily life.
2:01:24 - 2:04:38 (03:13)
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augmented reality
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Facebook's newly renamed Meta company includes a Reality Lab focused on augmented and virtual reality technology, including the development of AR glasses with virtual assistants to aid daily life. However, the success of such technology may depend on whether or not consumers are willing to consistently wear cumbersome headsets.

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The Challenges of Meta: Will People be Willing to Use Virtual Reality all Day?
Episode
#258 – Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The media has portrayed Facebook as a net negative for society, but the reality is not that simple.
2:04:39 - 2:07:09 (02:30)
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Social Media
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The media has portrayed Facebook as a net negative for society, but the reality is not that simple. Blaming social media and Facebook for all the bad things in the world is an easy scapegoat, but the company has been misrepresented by the media.

Chapter
The Challenges of Meta: Will People be Willing to Use Virtual Reality all Day?
Episode
#258 – Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast