1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What does the Metaverse have to do with AI?&amp;nbsp; Rewind to 1994 when new kinetic and spatial metaphors were first breaking through into public consciousness, creating new action words for navigating a simulated world that could be experienced through the windshield of a computer screen. We examine why a generation that has grown up in the simulated reality of social media is suddenly rejecting the techno fatalism of journalistic meta-narratives and resurrecting critical media theory as a vehicle for remembering the precedence of the real world as their frame of reference. And the role of AI in establishing new metaphors. Show note: For more on this episode's discussion, see &quot;Range: Why Generalists Triumph in an Age of Specialization&quot; and &quot;Jean Baudrillard in Cyberspace: Internet, Virtuality, and Postmodernity.&quot; [JSTOR access required].&amp;nbsp; Animated Intelligence: The Art &amp; Science of AI https://sites.libsyn.com/475359 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27229950/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/154596888