William Martin
Co-Founder at Spatial Pixel
New York City, New York, United States
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William is co-founder at Spatial Pixel and researches spatial artificial intelligence at Columbia University, the application of generative artificial intelligence to all aspects of spatial reasoning for designers and environments. Originally trained as an architect, he has held roles in technology companies as director of AI, head of product, interaction designer, and software engineer, and as a professor at Yale and NYIT.
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Spatial UX & Spatial AI
Technology has been bringing screens closer and closer to us, dominating our attention, ultimately tearing us away from healthy social interactions and the city.
We believe the most powerful capability emerging from artificial intelligence is its potential to get us back into the physical world, while maintaining the benefits of modern technologies.
We use AI to unlock interactions that are truly spatial, present, and human. This means exploring many different approaches to interfacing with machines: like speaking to or gesturing at something you’re talking about. AI can smooth the gap between the human expression of intent and the rigid yet often clumsy processes of machines. New AI models (today, seemingly constrained to chatbots) can enable rich, coordinated experiences across multiple applications and with the physical world (webcams, door locks, projections).
We’ll share our latest research on how spatial AI enables a future grounded in the tangible world and the opportunity it presents for cities.
"Natural Interfaces" and "Natural Language Programming"
How we can democratize technology with more accessible interfaces and programs?
In this session we will talk about how natural interfaces and natural language programming can democratize the access to technology.
We will provide an overview of what these new terms are, and more importantly show you how to deploy natural interfaces and natural language programming techniques in your own applications. This will cover the tools and techniques.
In contrast to AI Copilots which prioritize the software engineering environment, experiments such as, OpenAI’s CodeX or Draw-A-UI, prioritize a design first environment for programming. Why a design first approach to programming? One, it allows those without a technical background to access the power of programming. Two, it allows for rapid prototyping of the design and technical functionality simultaneously. Three, it allows you to focus on the higher level intent of your design without getting stuck in the weeds of coding syntax.
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