What are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes, featuring lightning-round commentary from AR Insider partner M7 Innovations. Founder Matt Maher lends his insights from the trenches of AR experience creation.

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Boston Dynamics, Lyft’s newest expansion, and animating old photos with AI and AR. See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video. And stay tuned each week for more AR-related musings from Maher.

đŸŸ Boston Dynamics Spot robots have a new purview – NYPD policing. We dive into both the possibilities and unintended consequences.

🚖 Lyft is offering a new way to hail a ride that will greatly expand their audience. We discuss the implications.

👮 Deep Nostalgia is an AI-powered service that can animate old still photos using Deep Fake technology. SacrĂ© bleu! Great Uncle PoPo is alive!

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