Politico July 19, 2024
With help from John Sakellariadis
Hello, and welcome to this week’s installment of the Future in Five Questions. This week I spoke with Matthew Ball, venture capitalist and author of “The Metaverse,” a 2022 book on the business, technological and social ramifications of what he calls “spatial computing” that will be published in a new edition next week. Ball talked about why he thinks tech watchers underestimate the impact of “digital twins,” the relationship between generative AI and global supply chains and why he thinks government should focus on regulating APIs rather than technology itself. The following has been edited and condensed for clarity:
What’s one underrated big idea?
Digital twins, 3D models of real-world buildings, spaces, environments, etc., became...
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