Meadows is an American author, inventor, and artist. With 18 years in AI, 22 in VR, and 7 years in blockchain he has designed and developed AI applications at some of the world’s top research labs (Xerox-PARC, SRI, Waag, and others). He has worked as a government-level consultant in both hemispheres, is the author of a half-dozen patents, and has written four books that examine technology and their social consequences. As founder and CEO of Botanic.io he leads the vision of the company by inventing new methods of computer-human interaction, designing the hearts and minds of highly social software robots.