Umang Bedi: Metaverse interactions are far better for reducing carbon emissions
Umang Bedi · #1 WTF is Metaverse? WTF is with Nikhil Kamath ft. Tanmay Bhat, Umang Bedi & Aprameya Radhakrishna · Nikhil Kamath · Mar 12, 2023 · at 1:10:27
Co-founder of VerSe Innovation Umang Bedi discusses the environmental trade-offs between physical travel and virtual metaverse meetings with Nikhil Kamath.
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“I think as compute gets more efficient, it definitely is a greener solution, right? If the applicability is around, let's say, commute, shopping, meetings, interactions, it is, I don't know if it's the answer, but it's definitely far better in terms of reducing carbon emissions.”
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