Giving Humans Superpowers with AI and AR | Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth

This week on Possible, we’re joined by Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, who is currently leading Meta’s groundbreaking AR work on its Orion Project. We explore how farms are hubs of innovation, what’s next for Meta AI, the state of the state for hyperscalers and AI, and how augmented reality technologies can be massively beneficial for humanity.

00:34 Boz’s farm background and 4H influences
05:22 The Metaverse and advanced technologies
09:05 AI's role in everyday life
16:27 The Orion Project
32:19 Wearables and the future of device integration
38:46 Open sourced vs closed source AI
45:25 AI risks and how we can navigate them
53:34 The importance of optimistic science fiction
01:00:14 Rapid fire & closing thoughts


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Possible is an award-winning podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Tune in for grounded and speculative takes on how technology—and, in particular, AI—is inspiring change and transforming the future. Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, each episode features an interview with an ambitious builder or deep thinker on a topic, from art to geopolitics and from healthcare to education. Each episode seeks to advance our discussion about what humanity could possibly get right if we leverage technology—and our collective effort—effectively.

Select mentions:
The Martian by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter
J. C. R. Licklider, psychologist and computer scientist
Douglas Engelbart, engineer and computer science pioneer
Norbert Wiener, computer scientist and mathematician
Yann LeCun, computer scientist and Chief AI Scientist at Meta
Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist, Reality Labs, Meta
Garry Kasparov, Russian chess grandmaster
4-H, a youth development program from the USDA
The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBI)