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Jaron Zepel Lanier (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ r ɪ n l ɪ ˈ n ɪər /, born May 3, 1960) is an American computer scientist, visual artist, computer philosophy writer, technologist, futurist, and composer of contemporary classical music.
Jan 22, 2023 · 1. Waves Only Get Real When They Break. - here is the trio piece presented at the top of the New Yorker article, with Colin Farish on piano, Jhaffur Khan on flute, and me on guzheng. 2. Tongues in Flight in LA. - just me overdubbing different instruments.
Jaron Lanier has been on the cusp of technological innovation from its infancy to the present. A pioneer in virtual reality (a term he coined), Lanier founded VPL Research, the first company to sell VR products, and led teams originating VR applications for medicine, design, and numerous other fields.
Lanier was a founder or principal of four startups presently owned by Oracle, Adobe, Google, and Pfizer. He is currently the Prime Unifying Scientist at Microsoft’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, which spells out “Octopus”, in reference to his fascination with cephalopod neurology.
Jaron Lanier is a scientist, musician and writer best known for his work in virtual reality and his advocacy of humanism and sustainable economics in a digital context.
Apr 20, 2023 · Jaron Lanier writes about how the term “artificial intelligence” is a misnomer, possibilities for productively using A.I., and the subject of data dignity.
The colorful, prodigy-like persona of Jaron Lanier—he was in his early 20s when he helped make virtual reality a reality—was born among a small circle of first-generation Silicon Valley...
