An Early Builder On Google Earth Is Now Teaching AI to Understand the Physical World — Dave Lorenzini

An Early Builder On Google Earth Is Now Teaching AI to Understand the Physical World — Dave Lorenzini

Author: Charlie Fink Productions May 12, 2026 Duration: 49:33
Dave Lorenzini co-founded Keyhole in the early 2000s, sitting on $25,000-per-square-mile satellite imagery and a team of SGI engineers who could visualize it; this idea eventually became Google Earth.

Hosted by Charlie Fink, with regular voices like Ted Schilowitz and Rony Abovitz, The AI XR Podcast goes beyond the headlines to explore the human stories shaping artificial intelligence and extended reality. This isn't a series of dry tech lectures. Instead, you'll hear unfiltered conversations with the people who were actually in the room-founders of pioneering companies, former executives from giants like Google DeepMind and Meta Reality Labs, and the creative minds behind tools like Unity and Apple Vision Pro. Each episode feels like a candid discussion, pulling back the curtain on how these technologies are built, the real business challenges faced, and their unexpected impacts on entertainment and industry. The podcast thrives on access, featuring interviews with startup CEOs navigating the current landscape, researchers pushing the boundaries of AI, and Hollywood directors applying these tools in new ways. It’s a direct line to the veterans and visionaries defining our digital future. For anyone curious about the convergence of virtual worlds and intelligent machines, this is an essential listen, offering context and clarity from those who have helped build it all. Charlie Fink Productions brings these nuanced talks to life, making complex topics relatable and deeply engaging.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

The AI XR Podcast
Podcast Episodes
This Week In XR June 20th, 2024 Episode 200, live from AWE [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:58
This 200th episode of "This Week in XR" is recorded with a live audience on AWE's Expo Stage on June 20, 2024. This is the 15th edition of the largest XR conference and expo in the world. We invited five guests who have…
This Week In XR May 31st, 2024 ft. Amy Peck, CEO EndeavorXR [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:19
Our guest is XR consultant and thought leader, Amy Peck, CEO of EndeavorXR, but first, it's Ted's birthday, and yes, we sing (sorry). After a brief celebration, we talked about Elon's monumental $6B raise for xAI, and Go…
This Week In XR May 24th, 2024 ft. Jon Vlassopulos, CEO of Napster [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:48
This week our guest is Jon Vlassopulos, CEO of Napster, which is now a streaming platform with 170 M + tracks. In the news Scarjo v. OpenAI, data-tagging Scale AI snared another Billion dollar round, Series F, at a 13B v…
This Week In XR April 29th, 2024 ft. Yat Siu, Chairman Animoca Brands [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:18
We rescheduled Friday morning's recording for Monday night in order to bring you one of our most impressive guests ever, Yat Siu, Chairman of Animoca Brands, which has investments in Sandbox, Cool Cats, Yuga Labs, nearly…

«1...678910