The AI & 3D Tools No One Is Talking About (Harvard Lecture)

In this talk, we dive deep into the AI primitives that are revolutionizing content creation and consumption. Starting with the evolution of computer graphics and animation workflows, we explore how AI simplifies what once took weeks into days. Covered in this video: - Spatial Intelligence: Photogrammetry, neural radiance fields (NeRFs), and 3D Gaussian splatting for digitizing reality. - Visual Intelligence: AI-powered pose estimation, segmentation, depth inference, and relighting. - Hybrid Workflows: Vibe coding, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and how LLMs interface with Blender, Unreal, and Runway. - Content to Content Paradigm: Moving beyond text-to-video into fully personalized, dynamic, and just-in-time media. - The Future of Media: Personalized podcasts, AR tours, generative AI games, and the blurring of software with content. With real-world examples from Google Maps, Niantic, Wunder Dynamics, Autodesk, ByteDance, Meta, and startups like Luma, Odyssey, and Simulon, this video is both a crash course and a forward-looking blueprint for creators, studios, and innovators. Chapters: 00:00 – The New AI Primitives 00:24 – Background 01:21 – Automation & Democratization 03:36 – Spatial AI 12:33 – Visual AI 15:40 – Hybrid Workflows 17:59 – The Future of Media Subscribe for more in-depth AI & creative tech videos! 👉 @bilawalsidhu Join My Newsletter: https://spatialintelligence.ai Connect with me on X/Twitter here: https://x.com/bilawalsidhu Everywhere else here: https://bilawal.ai Business inquiries: [email protected] Bio: Bilawal Sidhu is a creator, engineer, and product builder obsessed with blending reality and imagination using art and science. Bilawal is the technology curator for TED Talks, and a venture scout for Andreessen Horowitz. With more than a decade of experience in the tech industry, he spent six years as a product manager at Google, where he worked on spatial computing and 3D maps. His work has been featured in major publications including Bloomberg, Forbes, BBC, CNBC, and Fortune, among others. Bilawal’s journey into computer graphics began at 11, when he fell in love with seamlessly blending 3D into real life footage. Since then, he's captivated over 1.5M subscribers, garnering more than 500M+ views across his platforms. Driven by a mission to empower the next generation of artists and entrepreneurs, Bilawal openly shares AI-assisted workflows and industry insights on social media. When he’s not working, you can find Bilawal expanding his collection of electric guitars. TED: https://www.ted.com/speakers/bilawal_sidhu #aitools #spatialai #aivideo #googledeepmind #XR