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Spatial Intelligence and Embodied AI: Understanding and Interacting with the Real World (Rick Marks)
December 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for the next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe. For the December cafe, they will welcome Rick Marks from the UNC School of Data Science and Society to discuss his work on generative AI and mixed reality (XR) technology.
The recent advancements in generative AI have enabled many exciting new digital applications such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Midjourney. So what’s next? Spatial intelligence enables computers to perceive and interpret the real world and share the same physical context that we as people just take for granted. Embodied AI takes this one step further by using this perception to plan and execute actions and then learn from this interaction with the surroundings. These capabilities enable many new applications, from self-driving cars to graphical chatbots to personal robots.
Dr. Marks will describe these new directions and explain how they connect to his previous work in computer vision, virtual reality, and physical simulation. The talk will highlight many prototypes and past research from the internal labs of Sony and Google.
About the Speaker
Richard Marks is a professor at the School of Data Science and Society with a joint appointment in the department of computer science. His research interests include AR/VR, machine learning, and context-aware systems. Most recently, he was a director and technical project lead for Google ATAP, exploring new interaction approaches for ambient computing environments. Prior to that, Richard was at PlayStation R&D where he founded the PlayStation Magic Lab and helped create the EyeToy, PlayStation Eye, PlayStation Move, and PlayStation VR. He is listed as inventor on over 100 patents and received a PhD from Stanford (1996) exploring visual sensing for underwater robots and a BS in avionics from MIT (1990).
About Carolina Science Cafe
The Carolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi. Designed for adults, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Cafe is hosted at Haw River Tab & Table in Carrboro on Tuesday, December 3, starting at 6 p.m. with light appetizers available for all attendees. Parking is available in the parking deck behind the building if the lot out front if full.
You do not need to register…just show up!