2024 May Be the Year of Extended Reality

2024 May Be the Year of Extended Reality

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Virtual Reality (VR) headsets have been on the market for years, including several iterations from Meta’s Reality Labs, most recently its Quest 3 headset, introduced late last year.  And while millions of VR...
Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024

Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024

by Larry Magid  This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the Mercury News I’m well aware that New Year’s resolutions are often abandoned by the end of January, but that’s no reason to avoid thinking about how we can improve our lives in the year to...
Meta, Ray-Ban Release Second-Generation Smart Glasses

Meta, Ray-Ban Release Second-Generation Smart Glasses

Photo: Meta by Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News I was riding my bicycle the other day taking pictures, talking on the phone and sending and receiving texts without ever taking my hands off the handle bars. All this is possible because I was...
Ask Trish: What The Heck Just Happened At OpenAI?

Ask Trish: What The Heck Just Happened At OpenAI?

By Trisha Prabhu “Hi Trish…I saw a bunch of stuff go down at OpenAI with Sam Altman. Can u explain what happened?” Hi there, and welcome back to Ask Trish! I hope you’re all well and having a great week (and end to November! Can you believe the end of the month is...
Survey Sheds Light on Parent, Teen Feelings about Generative AI

Survey Sheds Light on Parent, Teen Feelings about Generative AI

By Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Research shows parents and teens optimistic about Generative AI” on Spreaker.1-minute ConnectSafely Report for CBS News Radio with a brief comment by survey co-director Kara Sundby We...
White House Order Provides Guidance on AI Safety

White House Order Provides Guidance on AI Safety

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News On October 30, President Biden issued an executive order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. As expected, the nearly 20,000-word document committed the federal...