George Zhai is Co-Founder at AutoSitu (YC W26), an AI-native workspace for municipal development review that helps cities automate site plan and building permit compliance. He leads technological innovation, bringing deep expertise in artificial intelligence and robotics.

George graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology and worked at General Motors on autonomous vehicles, boats, and robotic systems. He previously worked at Brunswick's Boating Intelligence Design Lab and Orpheus Ocean on autonomous underwater vehicles.

George is known for rapidly engineering novel, highly cost-effective solutions that bridge advanced AI with real-world applications. He has extensive experience in computer vision, machine learning pipelines, and deploying AI systems in production environments.

AutoSitu (formerly MirageDoodle) is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch and provides AI agents that live inside cities' cross-department development review workflows. The platform delivers expert-level guidance in minutes based on precedents, helping cities and design firms navigate complex regulatory environments.

AutoSitu serves as strategic partners to forward-thinking cities and design firms across the country, automating the heavy lifting in municipal development reviews. The company's AI agents escalate judgment calls and let staff focus where human expertise actually matters, making compliance faster, clearer, and more accountable.