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Paul David
Carpenter.

Las Vegas AI Magician · Mentalist · Hypnotist · Ranked Top 100 Magicians

Las Vegas AI Magician · Mentalist · Hypnotist · Ranked Top 100 Magicians

Las Vegas AI Magician · Mentalist · Hypnotist · Ranked Top 100 Magicians

He reads minds.
With artificial intelligence.

The world's only AI Magician — merging machine intelligence, mentalism, and live performance into something audiences never forget. Corporate events. Keynotes. Private experiences. Worldwide.

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MGM Resorts Magic Castle LA NRG Arena Times Square NYC WonderGround Las Vegas Fortune 500 Events 250 Sign-Ups · 2 Days 5★ Google Rated AI Pioneer Corporate Keynote MGM Resorts Magic Castle LA NRG Arena Times Square NYC WonderGround Las Vegas Fortune 500 Events 250 Sign-Ups · 2 Days 5★ Google Rated AI Pioneer Corporate Keynote Ranker Top 100 Ripley's Believe It or Not Good Morning America Off-Broadway Lead 2 World Records Entertainers Worldwide
See It Happen

Real Crowds.
Real Reactions.

// Official Promo Reel
The AI Magician — Full Reel
This is the short version of what happens when magic, technology, and mentalism collide on stage. Watch it. Then imagine it in front of your audience.
// Close-Up Performance
WonderGround Las Vegas
Jeff McBride's monthly close-up event. Introduced by Doug Conn. Raw, intimate, zero safety net.
// Corporate Results
250 Sign-Ups in 2 Days
AI-tech comedy magic integrated into the company brand at a convention booth. The crowd gathered. The leads signed up.
// Viral Hit
Moose the Psychic Pup — 1.7M Views
AI character comedy that went viral worldwide.
AI Magic Shorts

60 Seconds
of Impossible.

// Live
Agentic AI Magic
// Short
The AI Magician
// Mind-Blow
Impossible Moment
// Close-Up
AI Card to Glass
// Viral Hit
Moose the Psychic Pup — 1.7M Views
AI character comedy that went viral worldwide.
AI Magic Shorts

60 Seconds
of Impossible.

Sixty-second doses of the impossible — subscribe on YouTube @mentallyhyp2012 or watch the full video library.

// Live
Agentic AI Magic
// Short
The AI Magician
// Mind-Blow
Impossible Moment
// Close-Up
AI Card to Glass
Choose Your Experience

Holographic
Show Formats.

Book Las Vegas' only corporate magician, corporate mentalist, trade show magician, comedy hypnotist, wedding magician, party magician or virtual magic shows — one performer, every kind of Las Vegas event.

Las Vegas corporate magician for galas and conferences
// Corporate
Corporate Events
Custom-built around your company, product and people.
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Las Vegas trade show magician for CES and LVCC
// Convention
Trade Shows
250 sign-ups in 2 days — documented on video.
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Las Vegas corporate mentalist mind reading show
// Mentalism
Corporate Mentalist
Mind reading for the AI age.
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Las Vegas comedy hypnotist for corporate events
// Hypnosis
Comedy Hypnosis
Guests become the show.
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Las Vegas wedding magician cocktail hour entertainment
// Wedding
Wedding Magician
Cocktail-hour magic your guests rave about.
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Las Vegas party magician private events
// Private
Private Parties
Your celebration becomes the show.
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Virtual magic shows broadcast from Las Vegas
// Virtual
Virtual Shows
Broadcast live from Las Vegas worldwide.
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The Concept

What Is an
AI Magician?

Not a technologist performing tricks. An AI Magician uses artificial intelligence as a force of perception, belief, and live misdirection — making the invisible visible in real time in front of your audience.

Traditional magic exposed the limits of human attention. AI magic exposes the limits of human understanding — especially when machines are treated as unquestioned authorities.

An AI Magician explores artificial intelligence as a force of perception, belief, and misdirection — exposing how people surrender judgment when machines appear authoritative. Live magic and mentalism combine with AI framed as oracle or unreliable narrator. It is the only act of its kind performing in Las Vegas today. Meet Paul David Carpenter →

Three show formats: the 15-minute keynote opener for conferences, the 45-minute signature show for galas, and the 90-minute full production for theatrical events. Serving the Strip, LVCC, Henderson, Summerlin and worldwide via virtual shows.

"I don't perform tricks with AI. I use AI to show what happens when humans trust something they don't understand."

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Paul Carpenter performing AI magic on stage
LIVE // AI PERFORMANCEACTIVE
On Stage Worldwide

Creating Crowds.
Performing Miracles.

Corporate events, keynotes, private experiences, conference stages worldwide. Every show is custom-built to the room, the brand, and the audience. They'll be talking about it for years.

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29+
Google Reviews
5★
Rated
250
Leads / 2 Days
Global
Stages
Press & Recognition

Ranked Among the
Greatest Magicians.

Paul David Carpenter is ranked among the top 100 greatest famous magicians of all time on Ranker — featured in the Houston Chronicle, Magic Wars, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and Entertainers Worldwide.

// Ranked
Ranker — Top 100 Magicians of All Time

Paul David Carpenter ranked among the greatest famous magicians in history.

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// Press
Houston Chronicle — Carpenter Bends the Rules

Bay Area news feature on Paul's boundary-pushing magic and performance style.

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// Legacy
Jimmy Fingers Magic Wars

Featured in the legendary Magic Wars competition and community.

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// Directory
Entertainers Worldwide Profile

Verified performer profile with reviews, show formats and booking details.

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Paul David Carpenter
// Identity Verified
Paul David Carpenter
Available for Bookings
The Artist

Multidisciplinary
Creator. Pioneer.

Paul has spent years at the intersection of magic, mentalism, hypnosis, and machine intelligence — becoming one of the first artists to truly fuse all four into something that couldn't exist under any other label.

He has performed at MGM, the Magic Castle, NRG Arena, Times Square, and Jeff McBride's WonderGround in Las Vegas — commanding audiences of 2 and 2,000 with the same precision. These aren't performances. They're engineered experiences.

Beyond the stage: AI systems, digital characters, writing, producing, teaching. A visionary technologist who makes it look like magic.

Ranked among the top 100 greatest magicians of all time. Off-Broadway lead in The Psychic? Fortune 500 client history. Two world records. Tours of Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Israel, Canada and the US. Film credits with Whit Stillman, David Bowie, Trent Reznor and Woody Allen. Full production credits →

AI Magician Corporate Keynote Mentalist Hypnotist AI Creator Author Producer
Production Credits

Film. Theater.
Television. Records.

Paul David Carpenter's resume spans Off-Broadway theater, Fortune 500 corporate entertainment, two world records, international tours across Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Israel, Canada and the United States, and appearances on Good Morning America, VH1 and Criss Angel commercials.

Apprenticeships with Harry Anderson and Simon Lovell. Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not. Signed recording artist with Zooland Records. View full credits & resume →

2
World Records
100
Top Magicians — Ranker
Fortune 500
Client History
Off-Broadway
Lead Role — The Psychic?
Global
Tour — 6 Countries
Ripley's
Believe It or Not

// Film

  • Last Days of Disco — Bar Patron (Whit Stillman)
  • I'm Afraid of Americans — Dancer (David Bowie / Trent Reznor video)
  • Celebrity — Movie Enthusiast (Woody Allen)
  • Three Cars — Lead Role, Carp (Brandon Wade)
  • Overdue — Jeff & Homeless Hasidic Magician (Russell Rankin)
  • Street Magic — Magic Video (Blue's Danny)

// Accolades

  • Signed recording artist — Zooland Records (Crystal Lake track "Your Style")
  • Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not — Expect the Unexpected, pg. 192
  • Record Holders Republic — Strait-jacket escape in 10.72 seconds
  • Record Holders Republic — Bending ten forks with 6 bends in under a minute
What People Say

29 Five-Star Reviews.
Industry Legends Agree.

From Fortune 500 CEOs to fellow magicians — including Timothy Drake, who calls Paul "The Robin Williams of Magic." Read more on Entertainers Worldwide →

★★★★★

"My favorite magician."

CEO
Clear Point Technologies
★★★★★

"There are only so many people in this world that can do what Paul does — not only in his daily life but also when he is on stage."

Robert Ferreria
SFLAG
★★★★★

"Paul was awesome. He entertained the kids as well as the adults. Many of our guests want him to perform at their next event."

Courtney Perez
Private Event Client
★★★★★

"The future looks bright when Paul leads the way."

Jody Robert
Awareness Inc.
★★★★★

"We saw Paul on TV and we had to have him for our party. Two of our friends have hired him since. He is just awesome."

Sarah Garcia
Repeat Client
★★★★★

"Paul attracts, connects with and enthralls audiences — from passersby to fellow magicians. His charismatic mystique draws people into a realized childhood fantasy world."

Ricki Fluhr
Vocalist, Actor & Comedic Writer
AI Writings

Essays on Belief,
Perception & AI.

Paul's essays explore artificial intelligence as a force of perception and belief — featured in national press including CNN and Yahoo Finance. View all 15 essays → · AI Projects →

// Essay · 2 min
What is an Ai Magician

The term AI Magician can sound futuristic, confusing, or even contradictory at first. Is it a technologist using tricks?

Read Essay →
// Essay · 2 min
I Didn’t Become an AI Magician.

For more than twenty years, I worked across magic, mentalism, writing, music, and technology without a clean label. Not because I lacked foc…

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// Essay · 2 min
Paul Carpenter, “The AI Magician,” Joins Revlo to Advance AI-Driven Marketing

A recent press release highlights an exciting new chapter for Paul Carpenter, widely recognized as “The AI Magician,” as he joins Revlo, an …

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// Essay · 2 min
What the Biden Robocall Deepfake Taught Me About AI, Illusion, and Accountability

As an AI magician, I live at the intersection of illusion, technology, and trust. My work is about showing people what’s possible while neve…

Read Essay →
Questions

Frequently
Asked.

What exactly is an AI Magician?

An AI Magician combines live magic and mentalism with artificial intelligence woven directly into the illusions — an AI oracle that reads minds, predictions generated live on screen, and technology-driven finales. Paul David Carpenter is the only performer offering this act in Las Vegas.

What kinds of events does the AI Magician perform at in Las Vegas?

Corporate events, trade shows and conventions (including CES), comedy hypnosis shows, private parties, weddings, and live virtual magic shows broadcast from Las Vegas to anywhere in the world.

Is Paul David Carpenter ranked among famous magicians?

Yes — Paul is ranked among the top 100 greatest famous magicians of all time on Ranker, alongside legends of the art.

What are Paul's credentials and production credits?

Off-Broadway lead in The Psychic?, Fortune 500 client history, two world records, two major instructional magic DVDs, international tours, film credits including Last Days of Disco and Celebrity, and TV appearances on Good Morning America and VH1.

How far in advance should I book?

Convention season (January through spring) typically books 4-8 weeks out. Private dates are more flexible, but there is only one AI Magician — checking your date early costs nothing.

Does he perform outside the Las Vegas Strip?

Yes — Henderson, Summerlin, Boulder City, Lake Las Vegas and destination events worldwide, plus virtual shows for remote audiences.

Ready to book? Get a fast quote within 24 hours or call (832) 323-1497.

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Your Audience
Will Never Forget It.

Corporate events. Conferences. Private experiences. Keynotes. Paul tailors every show to your brand, your people, your moment. Trusted by the biggest names. Available worldwide.

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