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hyperreal

/ ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəl /

adjective

  1. involving or characterized by particularly realistic graphic representation

  2. distorting or exaggerating reality

  3. pertaining to or creating a hyperreality

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. that which constitutes hyperreality

  2. short for hyperreal number

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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In a panel discussion, Van der Velden gushed about Particle6’s new artificial intelligence lab, Xicoia, and its upcoming roster of “hyperreal digital stars,” as Deadline characterizes them.

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“Hologram is a technology that’s different than this. This is more of an avatar presence, or a telepresence, if you will. Unlike ChatGPT, this is not a web crawler. This is a large language model which has got guardrails on it,” says George Johnson, a member of the Hyperreal technical team.

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With a box built by Proto Inc., the company that also launched an interactive mirror from “The Conjuring,” and Hyperreal, a company whose chief executive Remington Scott helped bring Gollum and Smeagol to life for Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” movies and creates realistic avatars, it is an interactive Stan Lee image that processes questions and formulates responses.

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Her novels have a hyperreal quality and are often populated by characters churning with desires they cannot manage.

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The thing Andrzej and I were very clear on was that it was deep focus, very crisp, which gave it a kind of hyperreal quality.

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