Bilawal Sidhu
Blending reality & imagination using art & science
Creative Technologist | TED Curator/Host | Scout, A16z | Ex-Google PM (AR/VR, Maps)
Content Creator
Fell in love with CGI at 11. Now a creator with 1.6 million+ subscribers & 500 million+ views
Entertaining: YouTube (400K+ subs) and TikTok (990K+ subs), blending reality and imagination with VFX and AI.
Educating: Twitter/X (68K+), LinkedIn (45K+), YouTube (25K+), Threads (110K+), Substack (15K+), Instagram (30K+) deconstructing the frontier of creation & computing.
For partnerships please email [email protected] and for consulting calls, book an appointment on Intro
Tech Curator & Host, TED Talks
Putting the T back into TED – focused on tech curation & co‑hosting for TED2025 and TEDNext.
Curated 10 main‑stage talks featuring leaders from Anduril, 1X, Android XR, Lucasfilm, Roblox and more; hosted Session 3 and interviewed Eric Schmidt.
Previously: inaugural host of The TED AI Show – 1.1M+ downloads in 8 episodes, ranked top 15 tech podcast globally in its first season
Sharing Ideas on Global Stages
Mainstage TED Speaker on Gen AI & Reality Capture at TED2023
Co-Hosted Session 2 at TED2024 with Chris Anderson, PwC Panel on AI, and Led AI Discovery Session
Spoke at Vimeo REFRAME, HarvardXR, VidSummit 2023, FMX Germany, NVIDIA GTC, Skybound HQ, Shack15 etc.
Ex-Google Product Manager
Spent a decade in tech; six years at Google as a Sr. Product Manager
Turned the world into a 3D canvas for AR developers
Reimagined Maps with Immersive View to do virtual vibe checks
Built VR Camera Systems & YouTube VR Experiences
Shipped CV & AI-powered VFX tools
Re-mapped the world in 3D using satellite, aerial & ground level sensors
Angel Investor & A16z Scout
Angel investing and scouting for a16z in early-stage startups across generative AI, perception AI, and spatial computing.
If you're building something cool in these spaces, please reach out: [email protected]
Mapping the future of creation & computing
Each week, I explore uncharted territories in AI, AR/VR, and robotics — mapping the breakthroughs, blind spots, and reality-bending technologies that are reshaping our world.This channel is your atlas to what's next in creation and computing, with a balance of creative optimism, technical depth, and strategic insight.Sign up for my monthly updates: spatialintelligence.ai
Press Interviews
- Meet Bilawal Sidhu, A Visionary Tech Creator Helping Brands Harness The Power of AI - Benzinga
- The Creator Who Quit Google to Experiment With AI - The Information
- Now Entering The Co-Pilot Era: Generative AI Is 'A Gold Rush,' Google Veteran Says - Benzinga
- A Revolution in Computer Graphics Is Bringing 3D Reality Capture to the Masses - Singularity Hub
- Mapping a YouTube Star: AI art won't kill creators — it’ll make a new type of creative - AIM
- The Early Adopter’s Guide to Generative AI - The Information
News Mentions
- Ben Affleck Discussing Future of Hollywood Goes Viral - Newsweek
- OpenAI Board Revelations ft. Helen Toner broadly covered by news media
- Jensen Huang Says We'll See Fully AI-Generated Games in 5-10 Years - TechRadar
AI Industry: VentureBeat, Axios, BBC, Benzinga, AWN
AI Video: Futurism, VentureBeat, Axios, Techopedia,
Spatial AI: Politico, CreativeBloq, Forbes, TradingView
AI Images: PetaPixel, The Verge, The Guardian, Esquire, NDTV
AI Research: RedSharkNews, MarkTechPost, Tom's Guide
Podcast Appearances
- Product Growth Podcast: He Was Promoted 3x in 5 Years at Google (Bilawal Sidhu)
- Neville Pod: A Focus On AI, VR, AR, The TED AI Show, Google, A16Z Scout, Creator w/ 1.4M Subs
- The Next Wave: Battle for Search & Visual-Spatial AI
- fxguide: Blending reality & imagination using art + science
- Building the Open Metaverse: A Mind Living at the Intersection of Bits and Atoms
- Jon Radoff: Creative Technology and Generative AI with Bilawal Sidhu
- Zima Red: How AI is changing creative technology... and everything else
- Bad Decisions Podcast: Ex-Google Product Manager on Generative AI, Apple Vision Pro & NeRFs
- XROM: AI Transforming the Creative Industry
- AI Studios: What working as a FAANG PM is really Like Product Management
Select Original Videos
- Pumpkin Zombie Filter Comes To Life in VR: 52M Views
- Shadow Aliens in Miami Mall: 38M Views
- The Arrival: Unreal Engine Short
- 3D Gaussian Splatting - Explained!
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My Writing on Substack
About me
đź“Ť Grew up across India, the UK, and the US; fluent in Hindi and Punjabi
🎓 Alumnus of the University of Southern California, Bilawal holds a dual degree in Computer Science and Business Administration
ŕ©´ Passionate about mantra meditation and blending ancient wisdom with modern insights
🎸 Avid guitarist with a love for collecting Ibanez and Ernie Ball electric guitars
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