592: Utopia or Dystopia: Why the Future of AI and XR Is Still Ours to Shape with Don Shin

Sami talks with Don Shin, CEO of CrossComm , about which direction humanity is heading as the landscape of AI technology continues to shift and evolve. Together they assess the correlation between language and intelligence, the importance of human connection, as well as the growing responsibility we have in managing AI to prevent a potential dystopia. — You can connect with Don on LinkedIn or stay up to date with the work his does with CrossComm over on his website . Your host for this episode has been Sami Birnbaum. Sami can be found through his website or via LinkedIn . If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page , or check out our website . Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: hosts@giantrobots.fm This has been a thoughtbot podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - YouTube - Bluesky © 2025 thoughtbot, inc.

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592: Utopia or Dystopia: Why the Future of AI and XR Is Still Ours to Shape with Don Shin is an episode from Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots by thoughtbot.

This episode is 45:08 long.

This episode was published on Sep 18, 2025.

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