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Today’s show:

Looking Glass Co-Founder and CEO Shawn Frayne joins Jason to demo their new hologram assistant (1:03) before breaking down the unique use cases for Looking Glass’s technology and Shawn’s perspective on the pace of AI (10:24).

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Shawn joins Jason

(1:03) Shawn demos Looking Glass’ hologram assistant + Looking Glass’ business model

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(10:24) AI’s impact on product design and how users interact with Looking Glass’ platform

(17:57) Investing in hardware startups

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(22:10) Looking Glass’ customer base

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(32:42) Shawn’s perspective on AI

(37:18) Shawn and Jason’s first picks for holographic assistants

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