AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Unauthorized Digital Twin
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Show Notes
Recorded January 9, 2026
It's mid-January, and we kick off the first full show of the year with news from CES nonsense, reviewing what consumer tech trends might actually sneak into higher-ed AV and which ones should stay in Las Vegas forever. That quickly turns into an AI-heavy conversation covering lecture capture anxiety, faculty concerns, digital avatars, and synthetic presenters.
Then we dig into what happens when trust in a manufacturer, platform, or product is broken, whether that trust can ever truly be rebuilt, and how past experiences shape long-term decisions around standards, vendors, and institutional risk.
With conference previews, a preview of NWMET, and the usual mix of practical insight and unnecessary hypotheticals, this episode is a fitting start to the year. If your semester just started and your systems are already acting up, you're among friends.
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Connect with Raul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rburriel/
Alternate show titles:
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Micro lawnmower
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I do enjoy wearing banana hammocks
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Your Subscription Ran Out
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Why are we hiring experts, I just want to replace me!
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Unauthorized Digital Twin
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Testing in production
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There's no testing… just production
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I'm always going to assume that something is my fault
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We didn't think anyone would actually do that
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AI-bolted on features
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There are booths at InfoComm that I walk right past
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Button panel of tomorrow
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It's all ones and zeros
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MET payday loans
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Find your swimsuits for 2027
We stream live every Friday at about 315p Eastern/1215p Pacific and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com
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