A Passage into AI with Lex Avellino

In this episode, Lex Avelino, founder of Passage.io, joins the show to discuss the power of AI in allowing smaller creators to compete with bigger studios. Lex shares his experience in the virtual production world and how it led him to create Passage, a platform that offers immersive and high-quality experiences for creators and brands. The conversation explores the potential of Passage's world-building and AI creation tools in bridging the gap between creators and their audience. Tune in to learn more about the exciting advancements in virtual experiences and storytelling. 00:00:19 - "For me, I love AI because that allows smaller creators to compete with bigger studios." 00:02:48 - "That's the whole goal is no downloads, no load times. You're just in." 00:05:37 - "But we kind of had this mindset of, OK, this is something we have to execute over the next three to five years, not trying to deliver everything in three months." 00:07:55 - "That was like the big boon of the metaverse was like, it's a cool concept, but it's boring." 00:10:46 - "He told me that the future belongs to the fearless." 00:13:11 - "Imagine Grand Theft Auto, but using AI generating the world instead of like…" 00:15:09 - "Yeah. And I think fans being able to go in their browser and follow along without needing to have extra hardware, it's a big part of it." 00:17:41 - "And I really do believe that's just a symptom of kind of this Cosmos ecosystem mindset where we have a high caliber of consumer." 00:19:47 - "They've made it so easy, yeah, to just like take the crypto out of crypto." Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.