LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — In anticipation of upcoming appearances at the Jupiter Festival in Miami and the 2026 Future Wealth Summit, Apple Co-Founder Ronald G. Wayne is revealing new details about his major initiative: the RGW Virtual Presence. This unique, fully interactive AI avatar, built in his image, aims to safeguard a generation of technological insight for the industry’s emerging leaders.
“Keeping archives and preserving history is vital for tomorrow, and that means safeguarding the stories and experiences that influenced the development of the technology we depend on today,” Wayne stated. “With artificial intelligence advancing, many new possibilities are appearing before us, including the ability to record a person’s likeness in ways that were once only imagined in science fiction. This effort will let me share my career with countless brilliant individuals for many years ahead.”
Created by AI developer Dominic Damoah, this digital avatar will let users “converse” with Wayne, mirroring his vocal inflections, his frankness, and, crucially, his thorough recollections spanning over seventy years in business and technology. Presently undergoing testing, the RGW Virtual Presence will launch with six fully interactive recorded sessions featuring Wayne himself, demonstrating its precision and novelty, with further sessions planned as fresh material is developed.
Planned topics include “Ron vs. Ron,” where Wayne tests the AI on his own personal history; “The Builder’s Interview,” which explores how the avatar was built and its responses during a conversation with its developer; “The Slot Machine Story,” an informal discussion about Wayne’s contribution to integrating electronics into casino gaming; and “Advice Hour,” a segment drawing on Wayne’s own stories about launching a company, recovering from setbacks, and maintaining curiosity well into your nineties.
“As we keep refining the model, we are excited to demonstrate our advancements to the public,” Wayne added. “Shortly, we will introduce an updated version of my website, enabling people to experience the RGW Virtual Presence’s functions firsthand. That will genuinely be a thrilling occasion.”
For updates on the initiative, visit https://ronaldgwayne.com/. Wayne is scheduled for an interview with Chris Champion on Wednesday, October 7, at the Jupiter Festival, and will participate via live virtual broadcast at the Future Wealth Summit from December 4 to 6.
About Ronald G. Wayne:
Ronald G. Wayne is an American engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and author whose professional journey covers more than seven decades. Educated in technical drafting and engineering design at New York City’s High School of Industrial Arts, he established a reputation for exactness, orderly record-keeping, and pragmatic troubleshooting. Starting in the 1950s, Wayne worked as a self-employed engineer and draftsman, producing technical guides, diagrams, and system documentation during a pivotal era in the electronics field. His initial efforts resulted in his first patent, the Adjustable Range Transducer, in 1960.
During the mid-1960s, Wayne joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he progressed from design draftsman to Associate Engineer on the Mirror Fusion Reactor Project, founding and managing a precision model workshop that backed experimental nuclear studies. He subsequently founded Centaur Laboratories and SIAND, Inc. in Las Vegas, which created fully electronic casino gaming systems approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission in 1971, securing several patents and contributing to the industry’s shift from mechanical to electronic gaming technology.
Wayne joined Atari in 1973, where he created documentation processes, inventory controls, and technical resources while guiding younger engineers, including Steve Jobs. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer Company alongside Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Wayne wrote Apple’s original partnership agreement, designed the company’s first logo, and produced the Apple-1 Operations Manual, supplying much of the organizational and documentation structure that supported Apple’s earliest activities.
Today, he stays engaged in technology and finance and has written several books, including Tomorrow’s Money, which examines monetary history and principles of sound money. Now in his nineties, Wayne continues to invent, write, and share knowledge gained from a lifetime spent at the crossroads of engineering, business, and innovation.
The RGW Virtual Presence is an independent initiative and is not associated with or endorsed by Apple Inc.
Adrienne Mazzone
TransMedia Group
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