Verse Talks

Discussing the latest news in digital art with Leyla Fakhr and Jamie Gourlay.

Tabor Robak: Human Resources and the Tabcorp shared universe

January 23, 2026

00:26 - Welcome (back) Tabor Robak

01:40 - Broken Printer and Tabcorp Labs

03:25 - The Tabcorp universe

05:25 - Human Resources and exploring PFP as a genre

11:10 - A critique of corporate culture

12:45 - The process behind Human Resources

16:05 - Traits and rarity

19:00 - Are we the PFPs?

19:57 - Community and the future of Tabcorp

21:50 - Between the traditional and web3 art worlds

25:50 - Determining the number of traits

29:07 - The relationship between Human Resources and Tabcorp

31:05 - Building the network

36:09 - Addressing diversity and conceptual challenges

41:36 - Exploring release mechanics and mint allocations

47:31 - How NFTs have fed into Tabor's broader practice

51:49 - What drew Tabor to NFTs as a medium

55:25 - Challenges and perceptions in the art world

58:20 - Online fatigue and a move back towards IRL

59:49 - Indexing Human Resources

01:03:34 - The simulation as a medium

01:06:20 - Tabcorp Labs artwork updates

01:08:25 - Keeping pace with technological change

01:10:22 - Art as a brand and the studio as a factory

01:13:47 - The social dimension of an artwork