The Immersive Lens

Finger Lakes Community College

The Immersive Lens features faculty experts from Finger Lakes Community College exploring how emerging technologies are reshaping learning and work. Each episode offers clear, practical conversations about new tools, apps, and ideas—cutting through the hype to highlight what actually matters for educators, professionals, and the curious alike.

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 31: First week of August Headlines

    Welcome to The Immersive Lens - the show where emerging tech meets creativity, education, and real-world impact. Hosted by Paul Engin (Professor of New Media) and Dave Ghidiu (Professor of Computer Science) at Finger Lakes Community College, this podcast dives into the technologies and creative innovations reshaping how we live, work, and learn - from AI and augmented reality to the future of media, design, and learning. 🗒 Summary In this episode of The Immersive Lens, hosts Paul, Dave, and Jeff look at more headlines. From record-breaking theatrical releases to massive data centers, this episode dives into how emerging technology is reshaping both digital creation and real-world experiences. The central theme revolves around the unexpected physical consequences of the tech boom, highlighting everything from AI micro-drones that actively hunt mosquitoes to the evolving luxury of app-driven cinema seating. The hosts also emphasize the backend of this innovation, noting that while software capabilities are expanding rapidly with tools like Nvidia's motion capture, the physical hardware supply chain is struggling to keep up. The crew offer a grounded perspective on these trends, blending enthusiasm for new creative workflows with healthy skepticism about rising consumer costs. While the hosts are intrigued by the accessibility of AI tools like Lyria 3.5 for music generation and the unique form factor of the Samsung Galaxy Fold 8, they acknowledge the frustrating reality of impending hardware limitations. Their final outlook suggests that while software will continue to democratize tasks like 3D animation, the physical tech industry is heading toward a severe resource bottleneck that could dramatically impact the availability and price of consumer electronics and gaming consoles. 🔗 Links & Resources: iOS 27 Parental Controls - https://lensie.app/til-31-01 Fourth Wing - https://lensie.app/til-31-02 Mosquito Drone - https://lensie.app/til-31-03 Your phone isn’t secretly listening - https://lensie.app/til-31-04 Blender Mouth Rig - https://lensie.app/til-31-05 Spider Man Non-Spoiler Review - https://lensie.app/til-31-06 Google Lyria 3.5 - https://lensie.app/til-31-07 The Immersive Lens Shanty - https://lensie.app/til-31-08 Copyright in AI Works - https://lensie.app/til-31-09 ARDY - Interactive Human Motion Generation - https://lensie.app/til-31-10 Galaxy Z Flip - https://lensie.app/til-31-11 Googlebook - https://lensie.app/til-31-12 Collections in Gemini Notebook - https://lensie.app/til-31-13 Force a Copy of a Gemini Gem - https://lensie.app/til-31-14 Vertical tabs in Chrome - https://lensie.app/til-31-15 PlayStation 3 cluster - https://lensie.app/til-31-16 Nintendo Tariff - https://lensie.app/til-31-17 ChatGPT desktop -  https://lensie.app/til-31-18 Linux - https://lensie.app/til-31-19 Mentions: @apple @samsung @nvidia @google @playstation @xbox @nintendo FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ #TechNews #FutureOfGaming #DataCenters #MotionCapture #FoldablePhones #DroneTech #GamingHardware #3DAnimation #TechShortage #HardwareCrisis #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens ✅ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and share with a friend who loves tech, creativity, or the future of education. Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected.

    Episode 31: First week of August Headlines

  2. Aug 3

    Episode 30: End of July Headlines

    In this episode of The Immersive Lens, hosts Paul, Dave, and Jeff look at more headlines. As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves, the line between bleeding-edge innovation and unpredictable chaos continues to blur. In this headline-focused episode, the central theme revolves around the unpredictable behaviors of modern AI systems and how researchers and bad actors alike are interacting with them. From engineers successfully peeking into Claude's internal processing to manipulate its logic mid-thought, to cybercriminals capitalizing on AI-generated fake URLs in a new trend called "hallu-squatting," the technology is proving to be as vulnerable as it is powerful. Hosts Paul and Dave, joined by producer Jeff, tackle these bizarre developments with a mix of fascination and healthy skepticism. Alongside the AI deep dives, they share practical advice on navigating skyrocketing RAM prices for back-to-school laptop shopping and weigh in on the latest passport-sized foldable phones hitting the market. Ultimately, the crew agrees that as technology pushes boundaries in strange new directions, staying vigilant and informed is our best defense. Mighty Mosquito - https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=128976 Tech District on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@techdisctrict Anthropic's J-Space - https://www.anthropic.com/research/global-workspace Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/apple-sues-openai-trade-secrets Phantom Squatting Uses AI-Hallucinated Domains for Phishing and Malware - https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/phantom-squatting-uses-ai-hallucinated.html Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 - https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-z-fold8/buy/galaxy-z-fold8-256gb-unlocked-sku-sm-f971ulvaxaa/ Microsoft reportedly working on Courier-like device for taking digital notes [2017] - https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/26/16553250/microsoft-surface-courier-device-rumors Microsoft Surface Duo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Duo Brown Professor Suspects Majority of His Class Used AI to Cheat - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty/learning-assessment/2026/07/08/brown-professor-suspects-most-his-class-used-ai-cheat College prof hides prompt to catch AI cheaters, finds human nature is pretty much as we thought - https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/28/college-prof-hides-prompt-to-catch-ai-cheaters-finds-human-nature-is-pretty-much-as-we-thought/5279864 The Opposite of Cheating - https://www.amazon.com/Opposite-Cheating-Teaching-Engaging-Thriving/dp/0806194960/ Samsung Brings Galaxy Ecosystem Into Everyday Eyewear - https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-brings-galaxy-ecosystem-into-everyday-eyewear After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses - https://www.theverge.com/tech/970970/after-backlash-meta-pauses-plan-to-rate-limit-its-smart-glasses South Korea’s ‘dopamine sites’ let you shop, order food, and spend nothing - https://mashable.com/life/south-korea-dopamine-sites-fake-shopping Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber - https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-6-flash-3-5-flash-lite-3-5-flash-cyber/ Introducing Claude for Teachers - https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-for-teachers Mentions: @AnthropicAI @OpenAI @Apple @Samsung @Amazon @Google FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ #CyberSecurity #MachineLearning #TechNews #FoldablePhones #TechTips #BackToSchoolTech #OpenAI #ClaudeAI #Apple #Samsung #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected. Thanks for looking through The Immersive Lens.

    Episode 30: End of July Headlines

  3. Jul 27

    Episode 29: Universal Design

    Welcome to The Immersive Lens - the show where emerging tech meets creativity, education, and real-world impact. Hosted by Paul Engin (Professor of New Media) and Dave Ghidiu (Professor of Computer Science) at Finger Lakes Community College, this podcast dives into the technologies and creative innovations reshaping how we live, work, and learn - from AI and augmented reality to the future of media, design, and learning. Topics Covered: In this episode of The Immersive Lens, hosts Paul and Dave chat with Amy Wight about Universal Design for Learning. Discover how open-weight AI models and the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are democratizing education and technology by dismantling barriers for all learners. This episode dives into the intersection of emerging artificial intelligence and UDL, focusing on how these frameworks are no longer just for addressing specific disabilities, but for optimizing the user experience for everyone. As AI open-weight models become as powerful as leading frontier models and UDL shifts from a reactive accommodation model to a proactive design strategy, understanding these concepts is critical for anyone building the future of digital and educational environments. Paul and Dave explore the geopolitical and security implications of powerful open-weight AI models catching up to proprietary systems, highlighting a recent cyberattack involving Hugging Face as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities in open repositories. Meanwhile, special guest Amy White joins the hosts to demystify UDL, emphasizing that accessible design doesn't require an overwhelming course overhaul, but rather a sustainable "plus one" approach. Ultimately, the episode delivers a powerful verdict: whether coding a new app or designing a college syllabus, proactively building flexibility and choice into your foundation is the most effective way to empower every user. 🔗 Links & Resources: Duck Hunt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Hunt GLM-5.2: Built for Long-Horizon Tasks - https://z.ai/blog/glm-5.2 OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluation -https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/ Universal Design for Learning - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Design_for_Learning Universal Design for Learning Guidelines - https://udlguidelines.cast.org/ Thomas Tobin Plus One - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDt1r3FcCQU The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with disabilities from discrimination. - https://www.ada.gov/ Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Regulations - https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/regulations/title-ii-2010-regulations/ Unsolved Mysteries Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC6Ufhjv9_8 Mentions: @Meta @huggingface @OpenAI @Google @Anthropic FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ #UniversalDesign #OpenSourceAI #FutureOfLearning #InclusiveDesign #TechSecurity #Innovation #LearningSciences #DigitalTransformation #Accessibility #TechEducation #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens ✅ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and share with a friend who loves tech, creativity, or the future of education. Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected. Thanks for looking through The Immersive Lens.

    Episode 29: Universal Design

  4. Jul 20

    Episode 28: Recent Headlines

    Paul and Dave, alongside producer Jeff, balance their tech-curious enthusiasm with a healthy dose of skepticism regarding the rapid rollout of these tools. While they marvel at the local processing power of the new Apple Intelligence beta and the utility of mobile apps like Merlin, they pull no punches when critiquing Meta's chaotic internal practices and the massive energy draw of rural data centers. Ultimately, the team's verdict is that while user-facing AI tools are getting incredibly sophisticated, the tech industry desperately needs to establish sustainable infrastructure and ethical guardrails before pushing the technology any further. Muller Field Station - https://www.flcc.edu/muller/ Pacific Crest Trail - https://www.pcta.org/ FarOut app - https://faroutguides.com/ Watch Duty app - https://app.watchduty.org/ Apple Vehicle Motion Cues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga22EthUCjA Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta - https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/apple-opens-its-new-siri-ai-to-everyone-with-the-ios-27-public-beta/ This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone - https://www.wired.com/story/this-buried-apple-feature-turns-an-iphone-into-the-perfect-kids-dumb-phone/ Meta Removes A.I. Feature on Instagram After Days of Backlash - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/technology/meta-muse-images-instagram-removal.html Meta AI image detector fails to identify some of its own cropped AI images, Reuters analysis finds - https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-ai-image-detector-fails-identify-some-its-own-cropped-ai-images-reuters-2026-07-10/ Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program - https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/ Support your teen with supervision - https://familycenter.meta.com/supervision/ First Statewide Moratorium on New Hyperscale Data Centers Launched by Governor Kathy Hochul - https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/first-statewide-moratorium-new-hyperscale-data-centers-launched-governor-kathy-hochul Five Startups Powering the Nuclear Energy Transition - https://netzeroinsights.com/resources/startups-nuclear-energy-transition/ Slate Truck - https://www.slate.auto/en Spotify Premium Users Can Now Turn Any Idea Into a Personalized Playlist With AI Playlist in Beta - https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-04-07/spotify-premium-users-can-now-turn-any-idea-into-a-personalized-playlist-with-ai-playlist-in-beta/ Disney is exploring adding a free tier to Disney+ as YouTube draws TV viewers -https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-discusses-free-tier-viewers-youtube-2026-7 Bitter Lesson - General-purpose large language models outperform specialized clinical AI tools on medical benchmarks - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04431-5 Linus's law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus%27s_law Stripe, Advent make $53 billion takeover offer for PayPal, sending stock soaring - https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/stripe-advent-offer-to-buy-paypal-for-more-than-53-billion-reuters.html Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models, FT reports - https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/28/google-limits-metas-use-of-its-gemini-ai-models-ft-reports.html Aaron Sullivan - https://m.stevensfhmarion.com/obituaries/events?obituaryId=49037426 Mentions: @Apple @Meta @Instagram @WIRED @CornellBirds FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ 🎧 Subscribe to The Immersive Lens to stay curious and connected! #AppleIntelligence #MetaAI #DataCenters #iOSBeta #TechNews #SpatialComputing #AccessibilityTech #SustainableTech #FutureOfWork #MachineLearning #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected.

    Episode 28: Recent Headlines

  5. Jul 13

    Episode 27: AI Summer Planning

    Welcome to The Immersive Lens - the show where emerging tech meets creativity, education, and real-world impact. Hosted by Paul Engin (Professor of New Media) and Dave Ghidiu (Professor of Computer Science) at Finger Lakes Community College, this podcast dives into the technologies and creative innovations reshaping how we live, work, and learn - from AI and augmented reality to the future of media, design, and learning. In this episode of The Immersive Lens, hosts Paul and Jenn use AI to plan summer vacations! 🗒 Summary Welcome back to The Immersive Lens! In this episode, we explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday decision-making, taking a hard look at how large language models are becoming an unavoidable part of our cultural fabric. Whether it is Anthropic funding AI fellowships for nonprofits, the unsettling biases uncovered in a recent Stanford grading study, or the manipulation of multi-million dollar prediction markets, the central theme is clear: AI is holding up a mirror to society's best intentions and biggest flaws.  With Dave Ghidiu on a working vacation, Jenn Carney steps in to join Paul Engin for a lively, head-to-head comparison of ChatGPT and Claude. They test these platforms with real-world summer prompts, ranging from weekend relaxation schedules and custom road trip playlists to spontaneous budget getaways. Ultimately, the verdict is that while AI tools offer incredible speed and organization, maximizing their utility requires precise prompting, clear constraints, and a watchful eye for ingrained biases.  🔗 Links & Resources: Claude Corps - https://www.anthropic.com/claude-corps Chloe Lubinski of Anthropic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBUniZHgCnE AI Changes Its Feedback on Students’ Writing When It Knows Their Race, Gender - https://www.edweek.org/technology/ai-changes-its-feedback-on-students-writing-when-it-knows-their-race-gender/2026/06 The Donk-ing of a Truth Machine - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/business/donk-polymarket-prediction-markets.html Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos as regulators probe trades on rival prediction market - https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-polymarket-kalshi-prediction-market-dcc34f4d927d074fe4e1bedeff04b64f PROMPTS: I have six hours free on a Saturday. I want to relax, but also feel productive, build me a day. I need a playlist for a road trip this summer. I want something that feels like summer is actually happening. Can you export this playlist to something I can import into Spotify or Apple Music? I'm planning a spontaneous long weekend trip for two people with no destination in mind. The budget is reasonable, but not extravagant. Keep it around five hundred dollars. We want interesting food, something unexpected and minimal time in a car, starting from Canada, where the podcast studio is located. Give us three completely different options and make a case for each one. Let's choose Pittsburgh. Give me a more detailed itinerary. Mentions: @AnthropicAI @OpenAI @nytimes @Polymarket @Spotify @AppleMusic @taylorswift13 @DUALIPA @FleetwoodMac @springsteen FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ #Anthropic #ChatGPT #Claude #PredictionMarkets #Polymarket #AIBias #TravelTech #PromptEngineering #FutureOfWork #MachineLearning #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens ✅ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and share with a friend who loves tech, creativity, or the future of education. Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected. Thanks for looking through The Immersive Lens.

    Episode 27: AI Summer Planning

  6. Jul 6

    Episode 26: Future of AI

    Welcome to The Immersive Lens - the show where emerging tech meets creativity, education, and real-world impact. Hosted by Paul Engin (Professor of New Media) and Dave Ghidiu (Professor of Computer Science) at Finger Lakes Community College, this podcast dives into the technologies and creative innovations reshaping how we live, work, and learn - from AI and augmented reality to the future of media, design, and learning. Topics Covered: As artificial intelligence rapidly transitions from cloud-based novelties to deeply integrated, everyday tools, understanding its trajectory has never been more crucial. In this episode, Paul and Dave dive into the "big idea" of localized and autonomous AI, unpacking how technologies like local Large Language Models (LLMs), AI-driven agency, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) are reshaping our digital interactions. From the semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA World Cup to the power of generating custom interfaces on the fly, this conversation highlights the real-world applications that are fundamentally changing the way we process information, secure data, and interact with both the physical and digital worlds. Paul and Dave bring a balanced, tech-literate perspective to the table, examining both the incredible potential and the practical hurdles of these emerging systems. They debate the fascinating implications of running AI locally on our devices for better privacy and speed, while also cautioning against the vulnerabilities of social media AI bots being tricked into resetting passwords. Ultimately, their verdict is that the future of AI isn't just about massive cloud computing; it's about personalized, highly specialized, and accessible tools that empower individuals to control their own data and build custom workflows, fundamentally shifting the power dynamic from big tech to the everyday user. Toy Story 5 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c51ND9Hdbw0 Semi-automated offside technology - https://inside.fifa.com/innovation/innovating-the-game/semi-automated-offside-technology Secret sensor hidden inside World Cup ball @cleoabram - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZxct3VokWY/ NHL Hockey Puck - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax Hackers likely hijacked over 20,000 Instagram accounts with Meta’s AI chatbot - https://www.theverge.com/tech/945658/meta-ai-support-chatbot-exploit-instagram-accounts General AI vs Domain specific AI - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d_wPok9DcUY Paul's Presentation (HTML) - https://www.flcc.ai/events/convening/2026/llm/local_llm_presentation.html itty bitty site - https://itty.bitty.site/ NotebookLM - https://notebooklm.google.com/ NVIDIA DGX Spark - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/dgx-spark/ Google AI Edge Gallery - https://developers.google.com/edge/gallery LM Studio - https://lmstudio.ai/ Ollama - https://ollama.com/ Comfy - https://comfy.org/ Gemini Daily Brief - https://gemini.google.com/personalization-settings Gemini Scheduled Actions - https://gemini.google.com/scheduled Claude Co-work - https://www.anthropic.com/product/claude-cowork Microsoft Scout - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/06/02/introducing-microsoft-scout-your-always-on-personal-agent/ Hermes - https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/ Mentions: @Meta @instagram @Apple @Microsoft @Sephora @Google @Raspberry_Pi @OpenAI @Pixar FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ #LocalLLM #NotebookLM #AIAgents #RAG #SportsTech #DataSovereignty #MachineLearning #TechNews #DataPrivacy #FutureOfWork #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected. Thanks for looking through The Immersive Lens.

    Episode 26: Future of AI

  7. Jun 29

    Episode 25: Online Learning

    Welcome to The Immersive Lens - the show where emerging tech meets creativity, education, and real-world impact. Hosted by Paul Engin (Professor of New Media) and Dave Ghidiu (Professor of Computer Science) at Finger Lakes Community College, this podcast dives into the technologies and creative innovations reshaping how we live, work, and learn - from AI and augmented reality to the future of media, design, and learning. 🗒 Summary In this episode of The Immersive Lens, hosts Paul and Dave talk with Jeff Dugan, Online Learning expert and Toy Story enthusiast. The landscape of online education is undergoing a radical transformation, fueled by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and immersive technologies. In this episode, we explore the central idea that distance learning must evolve far beyond the traditional "correspondence course" model of simply uploading documents to a digital portal. With groundbreaking tools like Snap's new AR Spectacles offering shared collaborative environments and powerful AI models like Anthropic's Fable 5 rewriting the rules of cybersecurity, the digital classroom is poised to become more interactive, accessible, and immersive than ever before. Hosts Paul and Dave bring their signature tech-forward perspectives to the table, weighing the thrilling collaborative potential of spatial computing against the very real national security concerns surrounding AI jailbreaks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Joined by Jeff Dugan, Assistant Director of Online Learning at FLCC, the conversation ultimately lands on a powerful verdict: while emerging tech provides the necessary infrastructure, the true future of online learning relies on intentional instructional design and universal accessibility to foster genuine human connection and community. 🔗 Links & Resources: Groku Hawaiian Shirt - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-Men-s-Grogu-Baby-Yoda-Leaves-Hawaiian-Button-Up-Shirt-M-Large-Adult/324028969 Snap Spectacles - https://developers.snap.com/spectacles/get-started/introduction Claude Fable 5 - https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access Project Glasswing - https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 - https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access AI jailbreaks: What they are and how they can be mitigated - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/06/04/ai-jailbreaks-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-mitigated/ SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO - https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/spacex-to-acquire-cursor-for-60b-in-stock-days-after-blockbuster-ipo/ Toy Story 5 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c51ND9Hdbw0 What Is SEO – Search Engine Optimization? - https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo What is Instructional Design? - https://www.td.org/talent-development-glossary-terms/what-is-instructional-design Regular & Substantive Interaction - https://oscqr.suny.edu/rsi/ EKG Simulator - https://inlineteaching.com/medical/ekg HoloLens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMks7sMzPxI The SUNY Online Course Quality Review Rubric - https://oscqr.suny.edu/ Mentions: @Snapchat @AnthropicAI @Mozilla @SpaceX @Apple @Google @Microsoft FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ #SnapSpectacles #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #DigitalLearning #CyberSecurity #Anthropic #FutureOfWork #SpatialComputing #OnlineEducation #InstructionalDesign #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens ✅ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and share with a friend who loves tech, creativity, or the future of education. Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected. Thanks for looking through The Immersive Lens.

    Episode 25: Online Learning

  8. Jun 22

    Episode 24: AI Comparison

    Welcome to The Immersive Lens - the show where emerging tech meets creativity, education, and real-world impact. Hosted by Paul Engin (Professor of New Media) and Dave Ghidiu (Professor of Computer Science) at Finger Lakes Community College, this podcast dives into the technologies and creative innovations reshaping how we live, work, and learn - from AI and augmented reality to the future of media, design, and learning. In this episode of The Immersive Lens, Paul, Dave, and Jeff tackle LLM benchmarking. In this episode of The Immersive Lens, the crew dives deep into the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI by conducting a series of real-time benchmark tests on leading large language models, including Google Gemini, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Grok. The conversation kicks off with Dave sharing his deep-dive research methodology, which reveals how radically these tools differ when executing massive, multi-source literature syntheses. The team uses these insights to explore how foundational shifts in AI architecture are changing the way we interact with data, moving from simple text generation to proactive research agents. As the episode progresses, Paul, Dave, and Jeff put these bots through their paces with a gauntlet of complex logic puzzles, strict negative constraints, and historically inaccurate prompts. The resulting performance gaps highlight the stark contrast between models that prioritize accuracy versus those that default to confident hallucinations. Ultimately, the team concludes that while AI capabilities are accelerating at breakneck speeds, users must remain highly critical of the output, as even the most advanced models still struggle with basic boundaries and truth-telling. 🔗 Links & Resources: Claude Cowork by Anthropic - https://www.anthropic.com/product/claude-cowork Codex is becoming a productivity tool for everyone - https://openai.com/index/codex-for-knowledge-work/ Introducing TRIBE v2 - https://ai.meta.com/blog/tribe-v2-brain-predictive-foundation-model/ NVIDIA DGX Spark - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/dgx-spark/ Perplexity Computer - https://www.perplexity.ai/personal-computer Wikipedia: Gadsby (novel) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsby_(novel) Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/anthropic-will-pay-xai-1-25-billion-per-month-for-compute/ Mentions: @OpenAI @Google @AnthropicAI @X @Meta @Perplexity FLX AI Hub: https://www.flcc.edu/ai/ FLCC New Media: https://newmedia.csc.flcc.cloud/ #LargeLanguageModels #ChatGPT #GoogleGemini #ClaudeAI #Grok #AIBenchmarks #TechHumor #SpatialReasoning #AIHallucinations #ChatbotShowdown #AI #EdTech #GenerativeAI #HigherEd #Podcast #FLCC #NewMedia #TechTrends  #TechHistory #TheImmersiveLens ✅ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and share with a friend who loves tech, creativity, or the future of education. Recorded at Finger Lakes Community College in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region. https://www.flcc.edu/ https://www.theimmersivelens.com/ Stay curious. Stay connected. Thanks for looking through The Immersive Lens.

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The Immersive Lens features faculty experts from Finger Lakes Community College exploring how emerging technologies are reshaping learning and work. Each episode offers clear, practical conversations about new tools, apps, and ideas—cutting through the hype to highlight what actually matters for educators, professionals, and the curious alike.

Information

  • Creator
    Finger Lakes Community College
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Finger Lakes Community College
  • Show Website
    The Immersive Lens