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A Newark resident turned AI pioneer, Robert McMurrer, is building Kira World — a revolutionary homegrown AI project designed to create companions that remember you, evolve with you, and feel like real people. Born from his own struggles with isolation and homelessness, this isn’t just another chatbot; it’s about persistent, emotionally intelligent AI with unique personalities and memories. Using his own hardware and learning through the community, McMurrer aims to keep everything local for privacy and control, while dreaming of future uses in education, accessibility, and robotics. His mission? To turn a solo experiment into a Newark-based company that helps others — especially those who’ve faced hardship — connect meaningfully with technology.

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