In this episode of “Tech vs Media,” Max Child, co-founder of Volley, breaks down the growing technology of voice control and explains why the industry went wrong in coupling voice control with “imaginary humans” like Siri. While Siri on the iPhone encourages users to ask follow-up questions that the AI is not programmed to answer, Child sees Siri on Apple TV as a “better experience,” because the format limits users’ expectations of the AI to only controlling volume and programming — similar to Alexa’s function with playing music. Child also explains why he sees adopting voice control is an intuitive move for tech and predicts virtually every device will have voice control capabilities in five to 10 years.

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In this episode of “Tech vs Media,” Tom Ryan, CEO of streaming at Paramount, dives deep into the massive growth seen by Paramount+ and attributes the platform's success to leveraging “the whole household.” Ryan explains that the streaming platform also strategically uses content engines across Paramount, from sports to news to entertainment, to provide compelling content for all ages and demographics. The CEO also clues the audience into why he considers Pluto TV, which was acquired by ViacomCBS, a “super funnel” for Paramount+.

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In this episode of “Tech vs Media,” Candle Media co-founder and CEO Kevin Mayer shares his take on the Metaverse and calls idea of Mark Zuckerberg owning the Metaverse “absurd.” Instead, Mayer, who identifies video games as the early manifestation of the Metaverse, identifies video games and blockchain as essential to the creation of a true and comprehensive virtual reality space. Their pair also discusses NFTs and the former TikTok CEO also echoes OnChain Studios CEO Will Weinraub’s concern about NFTs being “vastly” overhyped and needing real-world benefits to prove their value. 

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