25 Jun 2026
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Mike Boland
AWE Talks: I, Spatial – Making AI More Human
AWE USA 2026
Welcome back to AWE Talks, our series that revisits the best AWE conference sessions. With AWE USA recently concluded, there's a fresh batch of stage footage to keep us occupied for weeks.
We kick off this latest season of AWE Talks appropriately with Ori Inbar's famous welcome keynote. Setting the tone for the show, Ori focused on XR's role in making AI more connected to us as humans. And the new rallying cry: I, Spatial.
See the summarized takeaways below, along with the full session video. Stay tuned for more video highlights each week and check out the full library of conference sessions on AWE’s YouTube Channel.
Speakers
Ori Inbar: CEO and Co-founder, AWE
Key Takeaways & Analysis
- As AI continues to permeate our lives and work, it evokes both benefits and fears.
- Expert consensus is that AI shouldn't replace humans but augment them.
- This of course is a familiar north star for the AWE community.
- To that end, XR can play a key role in being the interface between humans and AI.
- This is the thinking behind XR's new rallying cry and AWE's branding: I,Spatial.
- Inbar segments the defining factors into three main areas.
- Form Factors: AI smartglasses are finding market traction and tech-giant investment.
- For now, they must pass the "coffee shop test" but will advance in UX over time.
- Experiences & Content: Use cases are a key consideration for XR traction.
- XR vibe coding is democratizing the creation of spatial experiences to everyone.
- World Models & Physical AI: We're evolving from web-confined LLMs to real-world AI.
- XR will be a key enabler to unlock this next phase of AI through eye-level wearables.
- Form Factors: AI smartglasses are finding market traction and tech-giant investment.
- Meanwhile, as these evolutions are underway, XR continues to push forward.
- The market size is healthy, projected to grow to $60 billion by 2030.
- The industry's health can also be demonstrated in robust developer work all around us.
- All these factors are personified throughout the AWE's "festival of festivals" show floor.
For more color and depth, see the full session below...
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