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Six evenings that use the defining technology of our moment to re-examine our relationship to one another. Not AI as a tool to master or a threat to repel, but a sustained question: who are we in dialogue with when we use AI, and what is it teaching us about ourselves?

Each evening stands on its own, and the six together make an argument. There is nothing to catch up on and no background required, beyond having noticed that something has changed.

This is not a technical course. It is an invitation to look at AI plainly, together, and to notice what it is teaching us about ourselves. Bring whatever you already think. It holds up better in a room full of people than it does alone.

Read more: https://www.indialoguewithai.org/

Demystifying AI
Seeing plainly what AI is, and learning to look at it without projection.

About Roberto Santiago
Roberto A. Santiago is an applied AI researcher who has spent thirty-five years inside this field, in a lineage that runs directly back to Paul Werbos, the inventor of backpropagation through time. He builds these systems, and he has watched the culture around them form.

Agenda
6:00 - 6:45: Lecture
6:45 - 7:00: Discussion
7:00 - 7:30: Post-event networking

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Join Firsthand's applied AI lead, Chen Chen, for a practical session on finding the agent projects actually worth building in your business. Everyone is being told to put AI agents to work. Almost nobody can tell you where to point one, and that's not a technology problem. You'll learn four tests you can run on your own operation to find where an agent would genuinely earn its keep, and where it wouldn't.
​Chen will walk through all four using one real business taken apart end to end, showing where its information quietly dies between teams and systems. You'll see which problems agents can finally solve that earlier automation never could, and which are still better left to ordinary software.
​Bring an operation that annoys you. Whether you're new to AI or already running agents in production, you'll leave knowing which part of it is worth handing to an agent, which parts aren't, and where to start.

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​Climb aboard the AI Portland school bus!
We're heading down to Oregon State for a day inside their AI and robotics labs. Yes, an actual yellow school bus… lean into it, it's part of the fun!
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The day is built around lab tours, live robotics demos, and time with the people doing this work at OSU. Lunch is provided on campus.
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Get your ticket, this event is capped at 43 spots. They will go fast!
Ticket includes round-trip bus transportation, AI Portland t-shirt, and lunch.

​Itinerary:
Depart Portland - 9am
Lunch - 12pm
Return to Portland by 4pm

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​Join us for AI in the AM, a relaxed coffee hour where AI enthusiasts, professionals, and curious minds come together to share ideas, insights, and connections. This is the perfect opportunity to start your day with stimulating discussions and meet other members of the AI Portland community.

​Whether you're an AI expert, a startup founder, or just curious about the potential of artificial intelligence, this event is for you. Our casual setting encourages open conversation, networking, and the exchange of innovative ideas.

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