Greg Cross Co-founder of Soul Machines on Virtual Humans and Interactive Animation - Voicebot Podcast Ep 230

Greg Cross is co-founder and chief business officer of Soul
Machines, a leader in the creation of virtual humans (aka digital
people). We discuss the origin story that goes back to 2012 as a
research organization set up at the University of Aukland through
the founding of Soul Machines in 2016, how 2020 accelerated the
business, and what is happening today.


In addition, we delve into the world of digital employees, the
integration of voice AI solutions, touch on the metaverse, and
review specific use cases by industry. 


Greg is the former chairman of SLI Systems, CEO and co-founder of
PowerbyProxi, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and
former managing director of Microsoft New Zealand.