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ABOUT SOUL MACHINES
We humanize AI
Soul Machines is a pioneer in Experiential AI, empowering human-like Digital Workers to accelerate business efficiencies, personal learning and engagement.
Leadership Team
Shane Blackett
Chief Technology Officer
With deep expertise in AI, mathematical modeling, and software engineering, Shane drives the technological innovations behind the humanization of Soul Machines Digital Workers. Shane’s leadership and experience are instrumental in bringing the Soul Machines vision to life.
Julie Kim
Chief Executive Officer
Julie leads the Soul Machines core mission to revolutionize human-AI interaction. With a proven background in building and scaling both global tech and consumer brands, she brings an apt perspective to the intersection of technology and human experience.
Ali Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
Ali oversees financial strategy and operations. Her extensive experience in scaling both tech startups and global organizations, coupled with her financial planning and analysis skills, guide our continued growth and success.
Darren Wilson
Chief Product Officer
Darren leads the development of our uniquely lifelike Digital Workers. With a demonstrated track record in building world-class digital experiences, Darren is driving product strategy and user-centric design to meet the evolving needs of consumers and businesses.
Our foundational technology
Experiential AI™
Our proprietary Experiential AI extends beyond generative AI, empowering truly lifelike Digital Workers to see, hear, react, remember and even empathize more like a real human.
We use cognitive modeling to teach AI how to think in a human way, using data, experience, and context, not just datasets and probability. We use embodied cognition to teach AI how to interact, by mimicking the underlying biological and neurological systems of human responses and emotion.
The Digital Brain™
The culmination of our Experiential AI training and technology is our patented Digital Brain. Layers of simulated human systems such as Sensory, Motor, Attention/Perception and Autonomic Nervous systems deliver truly interactive, autonomous behavior, real-time memory creation and retrieval, and real-world comprehension.
Intelligent Orchestration
Digital Workforce™ delivers intelligent orchestration across your AI stack, including LLMs, intricate workflows, autonomous agents and private data sources. Launch truly personalized, human-like experiences that are:
• enriched with your own data (CRM, HRIS, DWH, etc)
• triggered by your agentic process tools (Salesforce, ServiceNow® and more)
• deployed across multiple platforms, websites or intranets
Soul Machines holds 14 Patent Families, Trade Secrets and Trademarks.
Our research partners include:
Our products
AI FOR ALL
Founded in 2016, Soul Machines is built on a foundation of cutting-edge deep-tech research and a commitment to making AI accessible and ethical for all.
Soul Machines unlocks the full potential of authentic collaboration between humans and AI.
Soul Machines Founders
Soul Machines was founded in 2016 on cutting edge deep-tech research and a commitment to the democratized, ethical use of AI.
Greg Cross
Co-Founder and CEO
Greg is a serial Tech Entrepreneur and the driver of Soul Machines vision and strategy. A recipient of the 2019 Flying Kiwi Award, he is a member of the New Zealand Tech Hall of Fame, as well as a Sir John Logan Campbell Executive in Residence at the University of Auckland. Greg co-founded PowerbyProxi, bought by Apple in 2017. He holds a seat on our Board of Directors.
Mark Sagar, Ph.D.,FRSNZ
Co-Founder and CSO
With a PhD in Engineering from the University of Auckland and a Post-doctoral fellowship at MIT, Mark drives the science and deep tech research at Soul Machines. A double Academy Award winner (IMDb), he formerly supervised special effects for Weta Digital + Sony Pictures Imageworks, developing technology for digital characters in Avatar, King Kong, Spider-Man 2, and many more. He sits on our board of directors.