Humanizing AI: a Lightning Talk with Vurvey Labs CEO, Chad Reynolds

{
  "id": "OE46980",
  "track": null,
  "focus_area": null,
  "category": "Lounge",
  "event_id": "OE46980",
  "event_type": "special_event",
  "format": "Lounge",
  "genre": null,
  "subgenre": null,
  "name": "Humanizing AI: a Lightning Talk with Vurvey Labs CEO, Chad Reynolds",
  "presented_by": "University of Cincinnati",
  "publish_at": "2026-03-03T14:47:00.000-06:00",
  "reservable": false,
  "reservable_id": null,
  "reserved": false,
  "date": "2026-03-16",
  "end_time": "2026-03-16T17:45:00.000-05:00",
  "start_time": "2026-03-16T17:15:00.000-05:00",
  "message": null,
  "image": {
    "alt_text": "Cincy",
    "credit": "",
    "url": "https://images.sxsw.com/IL8vuW4w1-fNZcLDDhCI4dqiUwI=/98x78:878x598/950x633/images.sxsw.com/185/aa9c9249-3655-4f95-8178-61c48cc57795/OE46980"
  },
  "credentials": [
    {
      "name": "Platinum Badge",
      "type": "platinum"
    },
    {
      "name": "Innovation Badge",
      "type": "innovation"
    }
  ],
  "contributors": [],
  "venue": {
    "accessible": false,
    "age_policy": null,
    "floor": "4",
    "id": "V1121",
    "indoor_outdoor": null,
    "mixhalo_url": null,
    "name": "Room 404",
    "parent_id": "V0365",
    "parent_venue_name": "Hilton Austin Downtown",
    "venue_entry_info": null,
    "formats": null,
    "location": {
      "address": "500 E 4th St.",
      "lat_lon": [
        30.2651364,
        -97.7381904
      ],
      "city": "Austin",
      "postal_code": "78701",
      "state": "TX",
      "name": "Hilton Austin Downtown"
    },
    "root": {
      "id": "V0365",
      "name": "Hilton Austin Downtown",
      "mixhalo_url": null
    },
    "events": "[omitted 5 venue events]"
  },
  "description": null,
  "audio_url": null,
  "accessibility": [],
  "accessible_venue": false,
  "add_bcl_url": false,
  "add_slido": false,
  "after_midnight": null,
  "age_policy": null,
  "american_sign_language": false,
  "apple_url": null,
  "audio_description": false,
  "caption_url": null,
  "captioned_qa": false,
  "closed_captioned": false,
  "cpe_credit": false,
  "event_status": "none",
  "has_subtitles": false,
  "hash_tags": [],
  "high_sensory_experience": false,
  "live": false,
  "long_description": "What if we're missing AI's most transformative potential? Join us for a happy hour discussion of AI as immersive brand worlds populated by Synthetic Audiences. In these worlds, marketers can experience thousands of scenarios before committing a single dollar to market. Drawing inspiration from surrealism, we’ll explore how brands like Unilever are creating neuro-synthetic environments where decision-making happens inside intelligent systems and in collaboration with AI populations. Chad Reynolds, CEO of Vurvey Labs hosts.",
  "meeting_url": null,
  "meeting_url_live": false,
  "mentorly_url": null,
  "mobile_audio_url": null,
  "open_captioned": false,
  "playlist_tag": null,
  "rebroadcast": false,
  "recommended_ids": [],
  "search_conversions": null,
  "short_program": false,
  "slido_url": null,
  "sort": "HUMANIZING AI: A LIGHTNING TALK WITH VURVEY LABS CEO, CHAD REYNOLDS",
  "source": "Affiliate",
  "squad_up_url": null,
  "stream_embed": null,
  "stream_id": null,
  "stream_url": null,
  "strobe_warning": false,
  "subdiscipline": null,
  "summit": null,
  "summit_display_name": null,
  "tags": [
    {
      "id": 2576,
      "name": "Recently Added",
      "created_at": "2026-02-26T12:08:59.538-06:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-02-26T12:08:59.538-06:00",
      "sort": "RECENTLY ADDED",
      "alpha": "R"
    }
  ],
  "talent_attending": null,
  "title_only": false,
  "track_display_name": null,
  "trailer_id": null,
  "trailer_url": null,
  "video_on_demand": null,
  "vimeo_id": null,
  "vod": false,
  "xr_project_type": null,
  "youtube_id": null,
  "related_events": [],
  "related_sales_client": {
    "id": 2249157,
    "type": "brand",
    "name": "University of Cincinnati",
    "company_headline": "University of Cincinnati: Where higher education and industry innovate what’s next. ",
    "company_bio": "As the world of work evolves faster than ever, UC turns disruption into adaptability by embedding learning inside real-world problem solving. A top-tier public research university enrolling 53,600 students, UC’s cooperative education program is ranked #4 nationally by U.S. News & World Report. With $22.7B in statewide economic impact, UC is not predicting the future of work—we’re building it with employers, partners, and communities.",
    "location": "Cincinnati, OH",
    "featured_partner": true,
    "logo_url": "https://images.sxsw.com/BO7JZ6TRfInAWy4Y00dPJXqJghw=/0x0:1080x1080/950x950/images.sxsw.com/192/b3b81138-f766-43b6-98e7-b3da2c756bf0/SalesClient-8670",
    "image_url": "https://images.sxsw.com/lJ_WDigZHp8wlACK-DqialXDNGA=/0x0:3240x2160/950x633/images.sxsw.com/193/7c126536-0b40-46b3-9d72-ded68f890add/SalesClient-8670",
    "events": "[omitted 6 related events]"
  }
}