Abdul Rahman, Shekhar Kapoor Talk Metaverse, VR, AI at Goa Festival

Machines can never replace human creativity, and technology must be at the service of humanity were the biggest takeaways from a heavyweight panel looking to the future of content at the International Film Festival in India, Goa, on Sunday.

The commission was conceived and led by the eminent director Shekhar Kapoor (Red Sea Film Festival opener “What’s Love Got to Do With This?”). Among the participants were Academy Award-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” author AR Rahman, and Ronald Menzel, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Dreamscape Immersive, with technology expert Pranav Mistry, former CEO and President of Samsung Technology and Advanced Research, joining via video link. .

Panelists discussed the concept of the metaverse, which is still in its infancy. Mistry envisioned a VR, AR, and AI-powered future where audiences took part in the MCU and solved the world’s problems. Rahman talked about the process of creating the virtual reality project “Le Musk,” which premiered in Cannes earlier this year and is now on a world tour.

When asked by Kapoor if it could be replaced by an AI, Rahman said that it itself is the product of evolution over several distinct career stages; From the early ’90s, to the post-Oscar-winning years, to the present day. “I am the artificial intelligence,” Abd al-Rahman said, referring to the technology’s evolutionary learning capabilities.

“What VR does is take me on a journey outside of myself. When I watch a movie like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ I’ve watched it 18 times — it’s just so beautiful,” Kapoor said. “Because each time I am at a different stage of my life and each time it takes me on a journey to another place. Great films and great compositions that we hear over and over again do something for us more than just listening to music. They take us on what we call a completely virtual journey. And often what technology is trying to do is create a virtual journey to replace our senses.”

Technology should not be used to replace creativity, Menzel said. “Let’s use technology to do things we can’t do in the real world,” Menzel said. “We have technology that allows us to understand in real time what our brain is doing. The movies that we are going to watch will evolve, depending on your real reaction and state of mind. It may also be part of the creation of the movie that you are watching.”

Speaking on the topic of the negative effects of technology, Abdul Rahman said: “The institution must be very strong – the foundation of culture, the foundation of human rights, where children and women are not exploited. That is why we must all rise as creators and not allow anyone else to do so – And that’s why I jumped into virtual reality.”



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