889: AI-Powered Virtual Reality: The Future of Education and Entertainment, with Mary Spio

889: AI-Powered Virtual Reality: The Future of Education and Entertainment, with Mary Spio

Author: Jon Krohn May 20, 2025 Duration: 1:06:59
Founder of CEEK’s Mary Spio talks to Jon Krohn about how the platform contributes to the emerging community of digital creators with its blockchain-powered virtual experiences. Hear how Mary got her first investors for CEEK and how it is used across industries as diverse as education, entertainment, aviation, and healthcare. Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/889⁠ This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠Adverity, the conversational analytics platform⁠⁠ and by the ⁠⁠Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA⁠⁠. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (03:42) What CEEK is and the multiple industries it serves (38:47) How Mary developed VR headsets to reduce nausea experienced by women headset users (42:10) The growing potential for immersive experiences (44:36) How to mitigate the risks of immersive-experience misuse (51:56) Mary’s tips for career success

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