Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World

Alvin Wang Graylin (汪丛青) is a recognized technology pioneer, entrepreneur, executive, and thought leader with 30+ years of experience delivering innovative products in the AI, XR and semiconductor industries. He is the co-author of “Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse will Reshape the World”, published by Hachette Book Group. Having built his foundation in VR research at the Human Interface Technology Lab over 30 years ago, Graylin has also developed his expertise in AI and Natural Language Processing after extensive studies at the University of Washington and MIT.

In his recent professional journey, Graylin served as the China President of HTC (2016-2023) and continues to contribute as Global VP of Corporate Development at HTC, a global leader in the VR/AR space. His commitment to the immersive computing field is further reflected in his roles as Vice-Chairman of the Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance (IVRA), President of the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA), and co-head of the ViveX VR Accelerator.

Graylin's entrepreneurial spirit is evidenced by his founding of four venture-backed startups in areas ranging from AI-based natural language search, mobile social to big-data AI analytics, across China and the US. His broad operational experience also includes global P&L roles at multinational corporations like Intel, Trend Micro, WatchGuard Technologies, and IBM.

Graylin holds an M.S. in Computer Science from MIT, where he specialized in AI, and an M.S. in Business from MIT’s Sloan School of Management on the entrepreneurship and operations track. He also earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, focused on VR, AI, and CPU architecture. He was born in China during the Cultural Revolution and emigrated to the U.S. in 1980 as the country's reform period started. Graylin has recently relocated back to the U.S. after almost 20 years working/living in China during its internet/mobile boom and is currently based in Seattle, Washington.

Louis B. Rosenberg (computer scientist, author, inventor) is an early pioneer of virtual and augmented reality and a longtime AI researcher. His career began over 30 years ago in VR labs at Stanford, NASA, and Air Force Research Laboratory where he developed the first Mixed Reality system, enabling users to interact with real and virtual objects. In 1993, he founded the early VR company Immersion and brought it public on Nasdaq. In 2004 he founded Outland Research, an early developer of AR and spatial media technology acquired by Google. In 2014 he founded Unanimous AI to amplify the intelligence of human groups in pursuit of Collective Superintelligence. Rosenberg received his PhD from Stanford University, was a professor at California State University, and has been awarded over 300 patents for VR, AR, and AI technology.

He is CEO of Unanimous AI, the Chief Scientist of Responsible Metaverse Alliance, and writes for major publications about the dangers of technology. His published books include Arrival Mind, UPGRADE, Monkey Room, and Our Next Reality.