{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Future Around & Find Out","title":"Glimpsed at SXSW: Robot Soccer, AI Sweet Nothings, and Pants That Do the Walking | It's FAFO Friday","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2001,"description":"South By Southwest was strange this year. No convention center to anchor the event (it’s a giant hole in the ground right now, being rebuilt from scratch, much like [insert your analogy here] will also need to be rebuilt in the age of AI). \n\nThis South By was a all about convergence. How AI will impact [xyz] continues to be the dominant theme at the conference and in so much tech coverage (including on this podcast; sorry!). \n\nSo, Kwaku and I report on the convergences we saw (and not only at Amy Webb’s annual talk where “convergence” was her key word). This includes everything from:\nthe RoboCup, a quest (a la Deep Blue winning at chess) for humanoid robots to be able to defeat a team of great humans at soccer \npants that you wear (or do they wear you) that are kind of like an e-bike for your legs\nan AI-powered Cyrano de Bergerac that can help you whisper sweet nothings in your lover’s ear\nfalling in love with an AI (and their business model)\nand AI that can tell you whether to have another slice of brisket (yes, duh, you’re in Austin!) \nSo, come on along to Austin for what’s become an annual tradition: Kwaku and my SXSW Rooftop Revue. \n\nThis year recorded in fabulous 4K with a three camera setup that we didn’t deserve! Big thanks to Podcast Movement Evolutions, Nomono, The Podcast Academy, and Simplecast!\n\nAnd stay tuned for a few more episodes from a wild week!\nChapters:\n---\nFuture Around & Find Out\nGet the newsletter, support the show, check out past episodes: https://www.futurearound.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HUxsFUd2l2IpBZewHzlZlthVWOmLB5qSDYnIlkRo0LE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82YTcx/YWIxYzkxYjgwNWI4/MTc5NGYyNjliZjU5/NzQ4MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}