VAIRA: THE FUTURE OF MEETINGS IS HERE
Discover the virtual technology of the future.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the majority of global social interaction to become virtual, affecting the future of work, particularly meetings.
We set out to identify existing issues in virtual meeting spaces or platforms, as well as users' experiences. The goal was to give users more efficient, seamless and non-wearing experiences with virtual platforms in the future.
Imagine a world where all meetings are virtual
Have you ever thought of a whole world where virtuality is the order of the day? What would it feel like to have multiple important virtual meetings or events that are conflicting and it's crucial you attend both?
“Conceptual designs are not conceptual because they haven’t yet been realized or are waiting to be realized but out of choice. They celebrate their unreality and take full advantage of being made from ideas.”
Dunne, A., & Raby, F. (2014). A Map of Unreality. In Speculative everything design, fiction, and social dreaming. essay, MIT Press.
WHAT IS VAIRA?
Vaira is an AI-enabled Digital Human Assistant with the ability to virtually represent/replace a user in a virtual meeting using predictive technology, thereby, eliminating the need for a user to be physically, visually or virtually present with other participants.
HOW VAIRA WORKS
Using an in-built AI Model together with a highly advanced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) technology, a Digital Human is created from the user's picture/video which is uploaded or captured by the user when they sign up.
ACTIVE
FEATURES
There are active features that make Vaira stand out during a virtual meeting. These features work with a high level of automation and predictive technology.
VIRTUAL
Not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so.
ARTIFICIAL
Made by humans rather than naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.
INTELLIGENCE
Ability to acquire and apply knowledge.
REALITY
Experiences that resemble an original.
ASSISTANT
Helps you perform your task seamlessly.
EMERGING AI: WHAT IS POSSIBLE?
Based on current technology, do you think AI would probably or possibly be able to totally represent people in a meeting within the next 30 to 40 years?
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“...Technically, you will for sure, be able to represent people in a way that will be indistinguishable from reality. We're probably five years away from that in a 2D context, and in a 3D context we're probably 10 years away...”
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Josh Lovejoy
Head of Design for Ethics & Society at Microsoft
Formerly People + AI Research at Google
CATCHING UP ON PAST MEETINGS
Using automated generation of meeting notes and voice Conversations, users will catch up on meetings using AI-generated text summaries and AI-edited short videos.
IT'S ALL IN THE DATA
Based on the future of current technology, how will Vaira learn about a user to the detail that it can mimic users?
