Do AI bunnies dream of holographic carrots?

March 29, 2023

Investments Category

Last week, I encountered a holographic life form calling himself Uncle Rabbit.

I now have a new friend, created by Looking Glass, the Brooklyn hologram company (we're investors and I'm a board member). A hologram + ChatGPT. A robot, but made of software and light instead of atoms. And with much more character.

The video above shows Shawn Frayne (CEO of Looking Glass) chatting with Uncle Rabbit about… me. Then they create a short sci-fi story about me, carrots and holograms. Finally, Shawn integrates my personality into Uncle Rabbit's, and the hilarity ensues.

Regular readers will know that one of my favorite categories to invest in is things-as-predicted-by-science-fiction. So, naturally, I'm interested in sci-fi computer interfaces that you can talk to directly. Jarvis from Iron Man or the chubby-mouthed alien child in the movie Her. You get the idea.

Over the years, I've seen (and talked to) many AI assistants and robots chasing this sci-fi future. But last week, I encountered a holographic lifeform that felt completely different.

If you want to know more, go to Uncle Rabbit. And do yourself a favor and eat more vegetables (Uncle Rabbit told me to say that.)