Dr. Manish Mehta

AI Enterprise Vision

Over 20 years experience guiding successful large-scale deployments of AI technologies including autonomous systems, robots, and virtual agents

Areas of expertise:

- Autonomous systems - Led technology strategy for commercial mower company
- Intelligent agents - Pioneered virtual agents transforming customer service at multinational
  corporations
- Robotics - Oversaw robot deployments in manufacturing facilities
- Voice assistants - Built AI-powered assistants for construction workers
- Healthcare robots - Advised Tech startup developing robotic companions to assist seniors with medication
- AI Strategy and Cultural transformation

I offer organizations:

- Identifying clear AI objectives aligned to business goals
- Assembling cross-functional teams combining AI, business, and domain expertise
- Guiding pragmatic AI implementations focused on improving efficiency, safety, and customer
   experience
- Advising on ethical, responsible AI adoption strategies
- Leveraging experience deploying AI solutions across industries from healthcare to manufacturing

Let's connect to make your organization's AI vision an operational reality!

Chief AI Strategist: Driving Pragmatic AI Implementations

Creator AI Studio

With over 20 years as an AI innovation pioneer, I create imaginative AI experiences by taking early stage technologies from concept to implementation.

My expertise includes:

a. Conversational AI - Created interactive museum exhibits and theme park characters
b. Robotics - Developed robotic assistants and experiences like Turtle Talk AI system
c. Intuitive Creation Tools - Enabled non-programmers to build AI behaviors through easy interfaces
d. Immersive Experience Design - Architected AI gaming blending conversation and immersion

I offer:

- Innovation Strategy: Guided projects from research to requirements to design like Pirates of the
  Caribbean ride reimagining
- Team Assembly: Brought together cross-functional talent to develop experiences like robot 
   companions for seniors
- User-Focused Development: Conducted ongoing testing and feedback with users during creation of 
   museum exhibits
- Entrepreneurial Leadership: Scaled innovations from prototype to full deployment such as the AI 
   gaming experience

My passion is pioneering experiences that fascinate and inspire audiences by leveraging AI and emerging tech.

If you seek a leader who thrives on the frontier turning early stage technologies into imaginative implementations, let's make the extraordinary happen together!

Chief AI Creator: Transforming Emerging Tech into Engaging AI Experiences

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Employee Number 1 at the CTO office and Help Build the company’s first-ever CTO Office. Help Lead Innovation Ecosystem to $1.2B/yr revenue. 3 Years FastCo and AII “Most Innovative” Company

- Developing multi-year research, technology and commercialization strategies across emerging areas 
   like AI, IoT, Industry 4.0, robotics and autonomous systems.

- Building partnerships between business units (Security, Healthcare, Industrial, Consumer) and functions
   (Sales, Marketing, IT, R&D).

- Managing cross-functional teams of 50-150 people on strategic projects.

- Conducting M&A technical due diligence, competitive intelligence, quantitative and qualitative studies.

- Establishing an external ecosystem network with VC firms, startups, and commercial companies across 
  the Bay Area and beyond, leading to successful partnerships and investments with 15+ organizations
  including Plug n Play, Baidu Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and more.
  
- Driving well-received technology strategy initiatives on AI, ML, IoT, and AI conversational tech for the
  CEO.

Technical Director of Innovation, Office of the CTO

AI+ Accelerator TechCode - US

AI+ accelerator at Techcode consists of startups that are focused on the application of artificial intelligence technologies: voice recognition, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision and gesture control to all the different industry verticals, e.g. robotics, virtual reality/augmented reality, smart home, IoT, medical device and wearables.

Startup Mentor

Accenture Technology Labs

- Supported development of visionary "liquid workforce" transformation in 2012, enabling Accenture
   crowdsourcing initiative. Platform catalyzed 15K+ hours and mobilized 100K people.

- Liquid workforce became a smash hit theme of Accenture Vision 2016, igniting 14K+ social media 
   mentions, 230+ client downloads, 112M reach. Amplified by 638 influencers like IBM and futurist Gerd
   Leonhard.

- Led research, strategy, and UX design to build Accenture's crowdsourcing capability across business areas. 

- Defined go-to-market strategy. Reported progress to leadership.

- Led patented design of new crowdsourcing offering curating on-demand teams. Transformed CIO recruiting
   and teams.

- Guided pilots analyzing coordination challenges with internal and external crowd workers. Led prototype
  development.

- Advised crowdtesting vendor pilots (Applause, Passbrain). Guided analysis for product insights. Managed 
   tools for new crowdtesting capability. Led pilots at top clients.

- Shaped design and guided development of a platform to enrich unstructured data via paid/free crowd work  
   and automation. Led vendor pilots.

- Drove multiple patented ideas advancing intellectual property. Filed inventions.

- Forged partnerships with vendors, R&D, and academia.

- Spearheading innovation blitz for Industry X.0 across 5 labs, reimagining products with emerging tech like AI
  and robotics.

- Pioneering human-robot innovation teams to conceptualize, design, manufacture and service products. 

-  Created behavior design strategies to motivate user participation for Fortune 100 clients. Recognized by  
   client with top award.

The Human-Centered AI Innovator - Unlocking Human Needs through UX and AI

American Cancer Society

Providing advice, leadership and direction to American Cancer Society to further the Society’s progress by leveraging the skills and talents of volunteers to add value to and complete strategic initiatives and projects.  The role involves advising the society to increase its appeal and competitive advantage in the volunteer marketplace, save the Society time and money on project initiatives, and offer opportunities to further develop staff and volunteers.

The goal of the program is to redefine volunteer opportunities to include Skills-Based Volunteering (SBV) to increase the society's market relevance and competitive advantage. The SBV program supports both SBV and episodic volunteers and meets the outcomes of the Board accepted recommendation. The purpose of the Society’s Skills-Based Volunteer(SBV) Advisory Team is to provide advice, consultation, leadership and direction to the Society’s strategy on Skills-Based Volunteerism.  The team is charged with developing a long term, enterprise-wide rollout for Skills-Based Volunteers.

Strategic Advisor

Georgia Institute of Technology

- Pioneered trailblazing augmented reality app - deployed and delighted hundreds of diverse users including actors, virtual world members, and non-programmers.

- Architected award-winning UX design thrilling 150+ visitors with innovative augmented reality gaming experience at UCI Beall Center. Transported players into resolving virtual character conflicts.

- Spearheaded software architecture and pioneering Wizard UIs controlling one-of-a-kind experience. Conducted rigorous qualitative and quantitative evaluation.

- Pioneered first Web 2.0 app empowering non-programmers to create, modify and share game character AI behaviors. Developed advanced AI dynamically enhancing user-generated AI.

- Deployed live and piloted by hundreds of user groups: actors from School of Theatre at Illinois State University, non-programmers from virtual world Second Life and Non-Programmers.

- Led extensive user research and crafted detailed personas. Spearheaded iterative prototyping of breakthrough end-user authoring tool and AI approach.

- Rigorously and holistically evaluated pioneering experience through qualitative and quantitative UX research methods. Dove deep into extensive data gathering and analysis.

Next-Gen AI Experience Designer

Disney Research

Transforming Turtle Talk Character Experiences

- Pioneering innovative system enabling multiple operators to engage AI characters, slashing costs.
- Uncovering guest needs and motivations through insightful operator interviews and observations at Disney Land.
- Rigorously evaluating developed system through extensive usability studies with operators and guests.

Reimagining Pirates of the Caribbean Guest Experience

- Energizing Pirates experience through vigorous ideation and prototypes.
- Accelerating cutting-edge Pirates research, assembling university and industry teams.

Theme Park Experience Innovator - Infusing UX with AI

University of Southern Denmark

- Pioneered Museum Exhibit Advancing State-of-the-Art in Conversational AI - Enabled first-of-its-kind 
speech interaction between children and AI-controlled Hans Christian Andersen.

- Led insights-driven Wizard of Oz studies, observations, and interviews to deeply understand young participants. Crafted detailed user personas and storyboards bringing exhibit vision to life.

- Spearheaded iterative wireframing, mockups, and development of breathtaking final exhibit. Published top-tier peer-reviewed papers.

- Conducted rigorous qualitative and quantitative evaluation uncovering actionable insights to shape future roadmap. Translated findings into pioneering recommendations.

- Developed cutting-edge advances in speech recognition, NLU, dialog management, and gestural coordination—unlocking seamless speech-based interaction.

- Exhibit captivated audiences and received extensive press for pushing scientific and engineering boundaries. Addressed key challenges to inspire future innovation

Pioneer of First-of-its-Kind AI Experiences

Steria

Software programmar

Reimagined Disney Attractions with AI | Pioneered Conversational AI Museum Exhibits | Self-Driving Car Degree | Corporate AI & Robotics Deployment & Strategies | Speaking Human, AI & Business over two decades

I speak human, business & AI and build AI solutions that nail all 3; learned and practiced over 20 years at the school of hard-knocks pioneering first-of-its-kind AI experiences including:

- Next-gen AI powered system for Turtle Talk with Crush
- Reimagining Pirates of the Caribbean ride with AI based storytelling
- AI powered speaker for construction workers
- Cobots and mobile robots deployed at manufacturing plants
- Medication compliance robot companion at senior living facilities
- Conversational AI powered museum exhibit at Hans Christian Andersen Museum
- AI powered immersive conversation gaming experience at UCI Beall Center Musuem
- Self-driving car development at Udacity
- Autonomous mower technology strategy
- Conversational agents for customer service 
- AI strategy and cultural transformation at large multinationals
- AI powered technology enabling non-programmers to create, modify and share game character AI 
  behaviors


Industries Covered: Manufacturing, Security, Healthcare, Entertainment, Creator Economy

Technologies Covered: Self-Driving Cars, Robotics, Human-Centered AI, Conversational AI, Crowdsourcing, Industry4.0

Work presented at White House and featured in USA Today, MSNBC, Washington Post, Computer Technology, InformationWeek, Bloomberg, Venture Beat and Business Wire

Partnering with me, you gain:

•      A human-centered designer - translating user insights into exceptional experiences
•	A business strategist - providing diligence to steer initiatives, quantify ROI, and minimize risks
•	An AI/ML expert - architecting, deploying and optimizing systems from prototype to production
•	20+ years experience spearheading innovations from concept to commercialization
•	Investments analysis quantifying technical feasibility and commercial viability
•	A technology pioneer - adopting emerging capabilities like robotics and autonomy
•	Cross-functional leadership uniting diverse teams to deliver complex initiatives
•	Trend tracking identifying high-potential focus areas to capitalize on

I would enjoy grabbing a virtual coffee to explore how we can work together to bring AI innovations to life - the future is bright! Let's connect.

Tianyu Xu

TYAI

Generative AI is transforming the way we work. Understanding its capabilities, ensuring its safe use, and knowing how to leverage it to solve business challenges are critical. We empower people with generative AI skills and advocate human-AI synergy.

Key offerings:

↳ Tailored AI workshops for companies  
↳ Generative AI training (public)  
↳ Consulting

Founder | Generative AI Educator

Future of Marketing Institute

Member of the Advisory Board

Twitter

Client Account Manager (Large Client Solutions)

Global Client Account Manager

Fonterra

Global Store Analytics Lead

Research Analyst (Marketing Insights & Analytics), APAC

We Are Social

Senior Research & Insights Executive

I help people acquire future-proof generative AI skills

I help people work smarter with AI and stay ahead. I co-created two top-selling AI image creation courses and regularly speak publicly on AI trends, AI videos, and creative AI tools.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀

↳ Publication: Will ChatGPT Take My Job [Amazon] 
↳ Course: ChatGPT Image Generation Master Course [Udemy Business]
↳ LinkedIn: @Tianyu Xu – dedicated to sharing knowledge
↳ TikTok: @MrAICat – focused on entertainment
↳ eBooks & recordings: tianyuxu.gumroad.com
↳ Portfolio: tianyuxu.com

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀

↳ Generative AI training for companies  
↳ Speaking engagement
↳ AI video production
↳ Consulting

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁

Whether you’re seeking to empower your team with generative AI or are interested in exploring AI-powered creativity, I’m here to help. Let’s discuss AI and find new possibilities!


Past and current brand partnerships / CPP: Luma AI, Minimax Hailuo, OpenArt, Leonardo, Manus, and more.


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Tianyu brings over 2,000 hours of hands-on generative AI experience, crafting solutions that boost efficiency and productivity for individuals and teams. His programs enable natural adoption of AI tools, sparking creativity, streamlining workflows, and offering a competitive edge. An expert in accessible generative AI, Tianyu enhances human potential through creativity and efficiency.

IMPACT

- AI Education: Tianyu co-created two bestselling AI image generation courses and launched multiple live AI video courses, empowering thousands of professionals in image and video generation. He co-authored a ChatGPT book with practical strategies for leaders.

- Content Creation: He’s produced tens of thousands of AI-generated images and videos, sharing insights on social media to over 150k social media followers with millions of views.

- Speaking Engagement: Tianyu presents at industry events in Asia and North American institutions, focusing on AI for creativity and productivity, and collaborates with experts on topics like "Generative AI for Architects."

OFFERINGS

- Custom Workshops for Businesses: Team-focused sessions on tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney and Luma to optimize workflows, e.g., accelerating marketing campaigns.
- Public Trainings for Professionals: Hands-on courses covering generative AI from basics to advanced, ideal for upskilling.
- Consulting: Strategic AI guidance and tailored plans for organizations to achieve their goals.

BENEFITS

Tianyu’s training leverages AI to automate routine tasks, freeing you or your team for high-impact work.

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Founder

Generative AI is evolving at lightspeed. Understanding its capabilities, ensuring its safe use, and knowing how to leverage it to solve business challenges is critical. If you can enhance your business now, why wait? Here's how we can help:

1. Generative AI Consulting
Designed to help businesses unlock the potential of generative AI technologies and tools (ChatGPT, Midjourney, Bard, etc.). These include assessing AI opportunities, strategizing, and executing implementations that drive business innovation and efficiency.

2. Generative AI Workshop
Tailored to equip teams with the knowledge needed to effectively use generative AI tools, ensuring they can apply these skills from day one.

3. AI-Powered Research and Analytics
This offering provides businesses with timely insights and assistance in identifying growth opportunities, facilitating informed, data-driven decision-making.

Just vibe-coded a workflow app using Gemini 3 Pro. 
It took only 10 minutes to get a functional prototype.
My process:

1. Visit Google AI Studio -> Build
2. Select Gemini 3 pro preview
3. Select Nano Banana powered app
4. Write a prompt with key requirements
5 - 10. Build, test, debug, and iterate

In my prompt, I asked Gemini to build a node-based AI workflow app with these key requirements: 

a minimalistic UI, text/image input nodes, text-to-image and image editing output nodes, resizable nodes, downloadable output, and keyboard shortcuts.

After a few minutes, the prototype worked, but I realized it wouldn’t solve the issue of inconsistent aspect ratios from images edited by Nano Banana.

So, I instructed Gemini to add a crop tool to crop the input images to 1:1, 16:9, or 9:16, aspect ratios easier for Nano Banana to handle and AI video-friendly.

The testing, iteration, and debugging took over an hour until I ended up with a satisfactory version.

Now, it helps you easily build image generation or editing workflows using the free Nano Banana model within Google AI Studio.

Obviously, it’s not a full-scale app, and the models are limited to Google’s offering. But it will come in handy if you just want to explore the AI possibilities and visualize concepts quickly.

I’ll share more during my AI Avatar course next week 🎥 luma.com/cyfk0p6q

This is neither Excel nor Google Sheets. 
It’s my vibe-coded online spreadsheet app 
powered by Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana.

Just had this idea in the morning: 
what if we had Nano Banana in Excel and 
a list of tailored AI functions that actually work?

So, I spent the next 2 hours on Google AI Studio. 
The result? Not just a toy this time, 
but a working prototype.

Key features include the basics of a spreadsheet 
with these AI-powered functions:

=AI("prompt", cell_or_range) 
All-purpose function without customization.

=TRANSLATE("lang", cell) 
Translate selected text into any language.

=PROOFREAD(cell) 
Revise grammar and spelling of selected text.

=SHORTEN("word_count", cell) 
Shorten the selected text based on word count.

=IMAGINE(cell_with_prompt) 
Generate an image using Nano Banana.

=CHANGE("prompt", image_cell) 
Edit a selected image using Nano Banana.

In this demo, I uploaded a half-completed 
storyboard template and used the app to:

Write prompts based on my requirements, 
generate and edit images for the storyboard, 
and perform other tasks like translation.

It worked smoother than I imagined.

This is the essence of vibe coding: 
not copying what’s already in the market, 
but bringing some of your crazy ideas to life 
and tackling very specific challenges.

Obviously, 
it’s not a replacement for fully built software, 
but I have to say, it’s changing how we work 
and will continue reshaping 
our reality in 2026.

Veo 3.1 vs Kling 2.6 vs Sora 2 vs Wan 2.5
Which one do you think is the winner here?
[🔥Free Event] Creative AI 2026 luma.com/ai2026

Half a year ago, Veo 3 kicked off the era 
of AI video models with native audio.

Now there are at least four leading models that
allow you to generate a video that comes with
native dialogues, ambient noise, and even music.

Yes, all in one.

Soon, you will hear other SOTA models with
native audio capabilities.

We are still 4 weeks away from 2026.
There should be more surprises!

Most videos were generated without a prompt👇
Once your images are ready, the job is 80% done.
[🔥Live Event] Creative AI in 2026 luma.com/ai2026

This video was made in less than 20 minutes,
based on the concept & images by Ar. June Chow.
Images were generated and iterated 
using Nano Banana Pro.

I have to admit that I became lazier this December.
I used extremely simple prompts:
[no prompt], "time lapse," "A transform into B," etc. 

The success rate on the latest AI models
(chance of getting a video you are happy with)
is already very high.

For example, I used Kling 2.6 for most scenes,
Kling 2.5 for start/end frames, Veo 3.1 for text display.
All worked out well on the first or second attempt,
without having to regenerate multiple times.

At the same time last year I made a similar video 
from June's images, but each video I had to iterate 
10~20 times using the AI models back then. 

If you want to bring a design concept to life,
spend most of your effort on getting the images right.
They will save you time and credits on videos.

Last but not least, don't waste time on text-to-video.

There are so many fantastic AI video models now.
Which one do you think will rule 2026?

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