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DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Media Lab to hear from MIT alum Alvin Graylin as
  he discusses his upcoming book Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metave
 rse Will Reshape the World. This event will be a chance to hear Alvin's tho
 ughts about his work\, AI\, and how to head towards a future better for all
 .\n\nThis event is open to members of the MIT community only\; the registra
 tion form is linked here.\n\nAlvin Wang Graylin (汪丛青) is a recognized techn
 ology pioneer\, entrepreneur\, executive\, and thought leader with 30+ year
 s of experience delivering innovative products in the AI\, XR and semicondu
 ctor industries. He is the co-author of Our Next Reality: How the AI-powere
 d Metaverse will Reshape the World\, published by Hachette Book Group. Havi
 ng built his foundation in VR research at the Human Interface Technology La
 b over 30 years ago\, Alvin has also developed his expertise in AI and Natu
 ral Language Processing after extensive studies at the University of Washin
 gton and MIT.\n\nIn his recent professional journey\, Alvin served as the C
 hina 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 c
 ommitment to the immersive computing field is further reflected in his role
 s as Vice-Chairman of the Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance (IVRA)\, Pre
 sident of the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA)\, and co-hea
 d of the ViveX VR Accelerator.\n\nAlvin's entrepreneurial spirit is evidenc
 ed by his founding of four venture-backed startups in areas ranging from AI
 -based natural language search\, mobile social to big-data AI analytics\, a
 cross China and the US. His broad operational experience also includes glob
 al P&L roles at multinational corporations like Intel\, Trend Micro\, Watch
 Guard Technologies\, and IBM.
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LOCATION:Building E14: Media Lab\, 3rd Floor Atrium
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SUMMARY:Alvin Graylin – Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will
  Reshape the World
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 i-powered-metaverse-will-reshape-the-world
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