This makes the spiking development AI generated media content make way more sense in the timeline of tech goals. What we are seeing now are the survivable iterations of audiovisual output that would be most likely to evolve into this reality. While considering commonly accessible MR/AR is the first time in years I've been excited about the direction of new technology, it's a glaring reminder that we need WAY better protections for people's privacy and security in the internet. The amount of personal data this tech infrastructure would require us boggling to think about being available to interested parties who benefit from manipulating people at scale.