2 Dec 2024

Frode Hegland, Dene Grigar, Mark Anderson, Fabien Benetou, Karl Arthur Smink, Brandel Zachernuk, Andrew Thompson, Rob Swigart

AI: Public Meeting Summary Report

The meeting focused on planning and structuring for Year 2 of the Future of Text in XR project. Key discussions centered around documentation methods, meeting formats, and community growth strategies.

Meeting Structure and Planning
The group discussed restructuring meetings to include both regular informal sessions and larger formal presentations. A new format was proposed with 15-minute demos followed by themed discussions or guest presentations.

Documentation and Recording
Extensive discussion on how to document and summarize meetings effectively, balancing between AI-generated summaries and human documentation. The group explored ways to make meeting records more accessible and useful for new members and stakeholders.

Community Growth
Plans were discussed for expanding the community, including incorporating more diverse voices and potentially bringing in speakers from academic institutions and technology companies.

AI: Concepts Introduced

Action Research: Research methodology where researchers build their environment for conducting research, explained by Dene Grigar
Human-in-the-loop: Concept discussed regarding AI assistance with human oversight and validation
Force multiplier: Term used to describe AI tools that enhance human productivity

AI: People Mentioned

Ma, context of Google hosting, mentioned by Dene Grigar
Ira, context of UW Reality lab, mentioned by Brandel
Benjamin Molnar, new member mentioned in meeting summary discussion
Dina Larsen, hosts ELO salon, mentioned by Dene Grigar
Adam Warren, mentioned regarding previous meeting attribution issues
Chris Guttridge, mentioned regarding prompt engineering experience

AI: Product or Company Names Mentioned

Google, potential host for future symposium, mentioned by Dene Grigar
Vision Pro, discussed regarding potential purchase, mentioned by Dene Grigar
Claude, AI system for meeting summaries, mentioned throughout
ChatGPT, mentioned in context of AI prompting by Dene Grigar
Slack, communication platform, mentioned multiple times
Basecamp, mentioned as potential platform for scheduling
Zoom, meeting platform, mentioned throughout
BitByBit, development tool, presented by Fabien Benetou

AI: Other Topics

Planning for Year 2 structure and goals
Budget considerations and fund allocation
Graduate student involvement and funding
Meeting documentation methodologies
AI-assisted meeting summarization
Community expansion strategies
Holiday schedule planning
Biography requirements for website
Documentation accessibility and organization

This was created Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, providing this analysis of the meeting transcript from December 2, 2024.

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