Future Scripted By AI: When Every Interaction Is Machine-filtered
Description
We often take for granted the smiles, nods, and handshakes that guide our interactions — but what if you couldn’t see them? In this episode, Jack Walters, CEO and co-founder of HapWare, reveals how AI-powered smart glasses and haptic wristbands give blind and low-vision users instant, private access to nonverbal cues like smiles, frowns, and gestures. He explains how HapWare uses on-device processing and explainable AI to avoid false positives, why accuracy is critical in high-stakes social interactions, and how this technology could expand into defense, media literacy, and everyday human connection — all while showing why AI + hardware is becoming one of the most exciting spaces for founders and investors.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
How HapWare turns real-time visual cues into intuitive haptic feedback
Why local, private processing is crucial for privacy and trust
How explainable AI improves accuracy and reduces false positives
Why accessibility is just the first step toward wider applications
Why investors are excited about the AI + hardware revolution
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