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Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398

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VR, AR & spatial computingTech pioneers & interviews

What it is

Lex Fridman interviews Mark Zuckerberg in the metaverse, with both appearing as photorealistic avatars from separate locations. They discuss Meta's AI, VR and the future of avatars.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a demonstration that VR presence can feel close to talking in person.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “The Fridman - Zuckerberg VR interview really convinced me of this, if you haven't seen it, check it out, it's incredible”

    Convincing VR interview that remote presence can feel real.

    lambdaba, 2025-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Four causes for 'Zoom fatigue' (2021)”

  2. “I think it's getting close to the point where it's just as good as talking to someone in person”

    Shows VR close to in-person conversation quality.

    somsak2, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It”

  3. “Check out this podcast[0] between Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg where they meet remotely via the metaverse.”

    Podcast conducted remotely in the metaverse.

    minton, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Reality Labs has lost $11.4B during 2023 (there's still one quarter left)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: mark zuckerberg, metaverse, meta, codec avatars, lex fridman

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