PRIVACY LOST
a short film about our augmented future (2023)
PRIVACY LOST: (YouTube Link)
PRIVACY LOST (2023) - IMDB
Whether you call it Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, or Spatial Computing, our lives will soon become a seamless merger of the real and virtual. Enabled by AI-powered glasses, this technology could make our world a magical place where almost anything is possible.
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Unfortunately, this magical future comes with great risks. Unless regulated, these wearable devices will track our behaviors & monitor our emotions like never before. This will threaten our privacy and leave us vulnerable to AI-driven manipulation throughout our daily lives.
Privacy Lost is an award-winning short film about our augmented future and the risks headed our way. Developed with support from Minderoo Pictures, Responsible Metaverse Alliance, and the XR Guild, it aims to educate policymakers about the dangers. The film was written by Louis Rosenberg, a researcher who developed the first mixed reality system at Air Force Research Laboratory over 30 years ago and who is now a vocal advocate for regulation.
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Privacy Lost was filmed and edited in a virtual studio outside Amsterdam by the talented team at HeadQ productions. Cast and crew are listed below:
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Directed by: Peter Stoel & Robert Berger
Written by: Louis Rosenberg, PhD
Wife played by: Carlijn van Ramsberg
Husband played by: Michael Krass
Scotty player by: Thor van der Linden
Waitress played by: Estelle Levinson
Waiter played by: Brian Kant
D.O.P.: Robert Berger
Assistant: Michell vor den Dag
Camera Tracking: Omri Bighetz
Editing and Sound: Peter Stoel
VFX: Omri Bighetz
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Media inquiries: info@responsiblemetaverse.org
All other inquiries: PrivacyLostFilm@gmail.com
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WATCH IT HERE
PRIVACY LOST (YouTube Link)
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Media inquiries: info@responsiblemetaverse.org
All other inquiries: PrivacyLostFilm@gmail.com
RESOURCES
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PAPER: Generative AI is a Dangerous New Form of Media (IMSCI 2023)
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PAPER: The Metaverse and Standards - (Standards Australia)
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PAPER: Marketing in the Metaverse and the Need for Consumer Protections (IEEE 2022)
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PAPER: The Metaverse and Standards - (Standards Australia)
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PAPER: The Metaverse & Conversational AI as a Vector of Targeted Influence (IEEE 2023)
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VIDEO: Should you fear the Metaverse? - (More Perfect Union)
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PDF: Virtual Worlds, Real Risks & Challenges - (XRSI)
Press Coverage
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SKY NEWS: Featured on International TV (June 4th 2023)
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VARIETY: Featured in Variety (June 6th 2023)
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FORBES: This week in VR (June 8th 2023)
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AR POST: Privacy Lost Review (June 17th 2023)
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SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER: AI Manipulation (June 20th 2023)
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Awards
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HONG KONG INDIE FILM FESTIVAL 2024: BEST MICRO SHORT
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SANTA CRUZ FILM FESTIVAL 2024: BEST SHORT (under 3 minutes)
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RIO DE JANEIRO WORLD FILM FESTIVAL: BEST MICRO SHORT
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INDIE SHORT FEST 2023: BEST MICROFILM (under 3 min)
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INDIE SHORT FEST 2023: BEST VISUAL FX
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