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Who is Sam Altman?
This person was removed and then reinstated as the CEO of OpenAI in a matter of days.
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What is Craigslist?
Created by Craig Newmark, this early website up-ended the classified ad business.
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What is Sphere?
Recently opened in Las Vegas, this building has enough LEDs to be seen from outer space.
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Who is Neal Stephenson?
This writer coined the term “metaverse” in his book, Snow Crash.
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What is Black Mirror?
This popular Netflix series, inspired by the original Twilight Zone, tackles timely subjects.
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What is Pygmalion?
A play by George Bernard Shaw that later became the impetus for My Fair Lady.
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Who is Peter Diamandis?
This marketer and engineer is the founder and chairman of the X-Prize
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What is AR?
PokemonGo, which blends computed images with the real world, is an example of this kind of system.
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What is REM Sleep?
A stage of sleep that is usually associated with dreaming.
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Who are Alvin Graylin and Louis Rosenberg
This duo coauthored “Our Next Reality.”
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What is VR?
A simulated immersive world that uses headsets as the primary input device.
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What are Deepfakes?
Digitally generated media that is intended to be indistinguishable from media that reflects reality.
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