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.