Errol King

Errol King is a versatile professional with expertise in creative technology, game design, and AI research. He worked as a Creative Technologist at Google's Creative Lab for nearly a decade.1 King's career has been marked by his passion for combining creativity and technology to design impactful experiences through learning, play, and storytelling.

Key aspects of Errol King's career and background include:

1. Education: He studied at Kent School.

2. Early career: King started in communications and tech strategy for social justice movements, including a role as Director of Online Organizing & New Media at 1199SEIU, the largest local union in the US.1

3. Entrepreneurship: He co-founded Hidden Level Games, an indie gaming studio focused on transforming players into creators through coding.1

4. Google career: At Google, King launched various cultural programs and AI projects, including:

   • TextFX
   • Bill T. Jones AI Experiment
   • Code Next program
   • Magic Editor
   • Emotional Reactions in Google Meet1

5. Current focus: King is now working on generative AI research, exploring the intersection of identity, healing, and social simulation.1

6. Recognition: He was named a Tech Week Top 100 most influential people in New York for 2014.2

Errol King describes himself as a "swiss army knife" in the tech world, with skills spanning creative design, UX, game design, coding, rapid prototyping, machine learning, and management. His approach to problem-solving is characterized by innovation and unconventional thinking, which he refers to as his ability to "flow against the grain".