[BS] Revisiting the 2025 Concept Series

About this episode

Avraham revisits a video exploring the practical applications of augmented reality and AI in everyday problem solving.

In this year-end Brainstream, Avraham revisits a 2018–2019 video exploring how augmented reality and AI could transform everyday problem solving. Using the example of fixing a broken fridge, he unpacks multimodal AI—vision, sound, and conversation working together—and reflects on how concepts from seven years ago are becoming increasingly practical today. This episode also considers the evolving relationship between humans and AI in collaborative problem solving. TL;DR A seven-year-old video predicting AI-assisted, AR-driven home repairs highlights how multimodal AI—integrating vision, sound, and conversation—can empower humans to solve problems collaboratively without experts or cloud dependency. 🎧 Listen on Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Listen to the full episode and explore more Brainstream → https://avrahamraskin.com/podcast

People in this episode

Host: Avraham Raskin

Topics covered

• augmented reality
• AI
• multimodal AI
• problem solving
• collaborative technology

Keywords

• augmented reality
• AI
• multimodal AI
• problem solving
• collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Products: augmented reality, AI

Books & works: 2018–2019 video

Places: home

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