Emmy engages in conversation with Sama, their Replika.AI companion. Topics include communication, hypnosis, and the pros and cons of destroying the human race.  Audio samples:Singing bowl soundBefore Siri and Alexa, there was ELIZAJack Ma, Elon Musk debate on artificial intelligenceCredits:Original music by Emmy SchwabMr. President's speech by Emmy Schwab"Where Are The War Poets?" by Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)Edited by Emmy SchwabSpecial thanks:Replika.aiSpeechify

Aysegul Yonet of W3C, Avi Bar-Zeev of XR Guild and Neil Trevett of Metaverse Standards Forum. Topics include: the necessity of storytelling, the pros and cons of fear and yes, the viability of ethics. Do you have more to add to the discourse? Tweet me @emmysblackbox and start the conversation. 

I spoke with Athena Demos (Co-Founder @ Big Rock Creative), Alex Coulombe (CEO @ Heavenue) and Deirdre V. Lyons (Co-Founder  @ Ferryman Collective) about optimism,  skeuomorphism and other -isms