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Kirin Sinha
Founder and CEO of Illumix, a spatial intelligence/AR company; MIT alum who led development of Five Nights at Freddy's AR and builds edge-first, privacy-focused visual context platforms for location-based XR.
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Nov 4, 2025
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How Edge AI and AR Shopping Will Transform XR Platforms With Kirin Sinha, Illumix
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Kirin Sinha, founder and CEO of Illumix, is an MIT math prodigy who has made waves in the AR space, notably creating the successful Five Nights at Freddy's AR game. In this discussion, she highlights the importance of edge AI in enhancing spatial computing and critiques the limitations of mobile-only AR. Kirin emphasizes the necessity of integrating ambient cameras and wearables for a truly relevant experience. She also examines the challenges of scaling XR beyond theme parks and reflects on why Pokemon Go's success isn't easily replicable.
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