What we’re about
Aloha and welcome to Hawaii AI/XR,
AI & XR Unleashed: Learn, Innovate, and Connect!
This is a dynamic space where innovators, educators, and forward-thinking professionals, come together to explore real-world applications of AI & XR—from transforming classrooms to revolutionizing industries.
What We Explore:
AI Toolsets & Frameworks – Explore the latest software, platforms, and resources for AI development.
Automated AI Agents – AI-driven systems that streamline work and learning.
Prompt Engineering – Learn the art of crafting precise and effective AI prompts.
Generative AI – Create text, images, and even music with AI-powered tools.
Chatbots & Virtual Assistants – Build smarter, more interactive AI conversations.
Big Data & AI DevOps – The backbone of AI development and scaling.
LLM Customization & Fine-Tuning – Tailor AI models to specific industries and needs.
We also explore Extended Reality (XR). This is the umbrella term used for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), encompassing all current and future immersive technologies. XR spans the full spectrum of real and virtual environments, offering limitless possibilities. Whether you're a developer, 3D artist, beginner, or enthusiast, you’re welcome here!
Why Join?
Designed for Educators & Innovators – Encourage AI/XR skills relevant to teaching, research, and development.
Live and virtual demos along with real-world applications.
Collaborate & Connect – Engage with like-minded professionals shaping the future of AI in education.
Stay Ahead of the Curve – Gain insights into AI advancements, ethical considerations, and best practices.
This group will host:
- AI Pau Hana & Brunch Networking & App Toolset exchange events
- Guest speakers in AI & spatial computing
- Community Demos
- AI & XR development workshops
As emerging tech evolves, it will touch every industry—manufacturing, healthcare, engineering, education, military, entertainment, and beyond. Virtual and augmented technologies are already providing businesses with significant returns on investment. Workers utilizing AR, for instance, perform tasks faster and with fewer errors. (Alan Smithson)
About: I’ve been hosting a successful, AI-XR Meetup in San Francisco since 2016 along with my former Silicon Beach L.A Meetup. I'm excited to bring this passion back home to Oahu. We officially restarted this group Nov. 2024 when I moved back home.
A hui hou...
Sherrie
This Month’s Hawaii AI + XR Meetup: Healthy-Minded Innovation
What does healthy innovation look like in an age of rapid AI acceleration? This month, we’re spotlighting safety, emotional wellness, and thoughtful design in AI and immersive tech. It’s a conversation for builders, thinkers, and dreamers who want tech to help—not harm.
We’ll explore:
- How do we build AI that’s actually good for people?
- What does mental wellness look like in the machine learning era?
- Can AI be powerful and compassionate—and what would that take?
From UX and product design to ethics, policy, accessibility, and personal empowerment, we’re diving into human-first, safety-first AI—designed with intention, not just ambition. If you care about building tools that uplift rather than exploit, and make us more human—not less—this is your room. Mixer to follow.
Our Meetup is in collaboration with Honolulu ChatGPT: https://www.meetup.com/honolulu-chatgpt-meetup-group
Guest Speakers (via Zoom):
Evo Heyning
Award-winning creative technologist and CEO of Realitycraft, Evo specializes in XR, AI, and immersive media for social good. She’s produced 500+ hours of interactive content, led civic and cleantech projects, and authored Promptcraft, a guide to creative AI workflows. Evo teaches XR/AI to Fortune 500s and government agencies, and was honored with the 2022 Poly Award among other immersive media accolades.
Christopher Lafayette
An award-winning emergent technologist, speaker, and humanitarian, Christopher is shaping AI, the metaverse, and healthtech through an ethics-first lens. He founded GatherVerse and global initiatives like HoloPractice and Hyper Policy. A pioneer in humanizing technology, he’s spoken at CES, Stanford, Mayo Clinic, NIST, Microsoft, and UCLA, bridging innovation, inclusion, and safety across applied sciences, spatial computing, and global policy.
Russell Bundy
Russell Bundy is Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Just Verify, dedicated to building the trust layer infrastructure for AI. His core mission is a future where AI can be universally trusted. He believes trust is vital for AI's positive transformation; without it, misuse and disconnect risk grows. Through Just Verify, Russell defines frameworks and protocols to verify AI, focusing on how people and institutions build trust with emerging intelligence. He speaks on trust as the strategic foundation for AI.
Thank you to Hub Coworking Hawaii for sponsoring the venue for the event!
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See all- AI With a Conscience: Safety, Sanity & the Future of Human-Centered TechHub Coworking Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
This Month’s Hawaii AI + XR Meetup: Healthy-Minded Innovation
What does healthy innovation look like in an age of rapid AI acceleration? This month, we’re spotlighting safety, emotional wellness, and thoughtful design in AI and immersive tech. It’s a conversation for builders, thinkers, and dreamers who want tech to help—not harm.
We’ll explore:
- How do we build AI that’s actually good for people?
- What does mental wellness look like in the machine learning era?
- Can AI be powerful and compassionate—and what would that take?
From UX and product design to ethics, policy, accessibility, and personal empowerment, we’re diving into human-first, safety-first AI—designed with intention, not just ambition. If you care about building tools that uplift rather than exploit, and make us more human—not less—this is your room. Mixer to follow.
Our Meetup is in collaboration with Honolulu ChatGPT: https://www.meetup.com/honolulu-chatgpt-meetup-group
Guest Speakers (via Zoom):
Evo Heyning
Award-winning creative technologist and CEO of Realitycraft, Evo specializes in XR, AI, and immersive media for social good. She’s produced 500+ hours of interactive content, led civic and cleantech projects, and authored Promptcraft, a guide to creative AI workflows. Evo teaches XR/AI to Fortune 500s and government agencies, and was honored with the 2022 Poly Award among other immersive media accolades.Christopher Lafayette
An award-winning emergent technologist, speaker, and humanitarian, Christopher is shaping AI, the metaverse, and healthtech through an ethics-first lens. He founded GatherVerse and global initiatives like HoloPractice and Hyper Policy. A pioneer in humanizing technology, he’s spoken at CES, Stanford, Mayo Clinic, NIST, Microsoft, and UCLA, bridging innovation, inclusion, and safety across applied sciences, spatial computing, and global policy.Russell Bundy
Russell Bundy is Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Just Verify, dedicated to building the trust layer infrastructure for AI. His core mission is a future where AI can be universally trusted. He believes trust is vital for AI's positive transformation; without it, misuse and disconnect risk grows. Through Just Verify, Russell defines frameworks and protocols to verify AI, focusing on how people and institutions build trust with emerging intelligence. He speaks on trust as the strategic foundation for AI.Thank you to Hub Coworking Hawaii for sponsoring the venue for the event!
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