Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am thinks tech and music are one and the exact same.
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Will.i.am is maybe best referred to as an artist and lead member of the Black Eyed Peas, however he’s likewise working to go far for himself in tech.
The vocalist, songwriter and manufacturer has actually meddled wearables with items like the Puls smartband and the i.am+ Dial smartwatch, and in 2015 partnered with Gucci to develop a high-end phone-free clever band, which never ever emerged. He’s likewise released items like a triangular knapsack with speakers and a Foto.sosho iPhone case, and is the creator of i.am+, an AI-centered tech business.
Now, Will.i.am is looking towards the future — one he thinks will be formed by tech like increased and virtual truth. Devices like glasses will enhance our world and maximize our hands, he states, and innovation will be more smooth. He envisions that artists 100 years from now will need to do more than simply compose and carry out tunes. They’ll make VR experiences that audiences can practically transfer to.
Will.i.am was pensive and passionate about the future of tech when I spoke with him just recently at Accenture’s development center at Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. “The future of home entertainment is VR and AR,” he stated. “You’re creating worlds in VR and enriching environments with AR. I can’t wait for that to be the norm in our entertainment industry.”
Ten years from now, he anticipates, we will not be looking at screens. Instead, streamlined gadgets will reveal content right in front of our faces, removing the requirement for large equipment looking like a helmet.
That’s not to state Will.i.am is aiming to develop those items himself. His existing enthusiasm remains in expert system and natural language. His business i.am+ is concentrated on getting its AI system to be more effective so that when individuals speak with a voice assistant, their search handles a more conversational tone.
Will.i.am does not see his enthusiasm for music and tech as diverse. In reality, if more individuals understood how imaginative tech actually is, more kids would wish to be researchers and engineers, he states.
“It’s the most creative industry in society today,” he informed me. “Tech is whatever. Music is tech. Our market was established on innovation. If we saw music and tech as the exact same and not different, we would not have this space of [tech] tasks that are unfilled.”
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