🙌 August 2024 CincyAI Recap + September & October RSVP

Check out the latest news from CincyAI Meetup for Humans

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Helen Todd (Human)
August 14, 2024

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Dear CincyAI Community Member — 

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our August meetup! We had another packed house…and I’m pretty sure we may be the largest A.I. meetup in Ohio, not just Southwest Ohio! :)

Check out the resources in the Community News & Updates section for the slides from the July and August trainings covering an intro on AI and prompt engineering from Greg Goshorn and Matt Sias, respectively.

A lot of events have been added to that section and many with CincyAI discounts that you don’t want to miss!

You know the drill — our meetups are 3-5pm in room 140 at the UC Digital Futures building located at 3080 Exploration Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Stay tuned for more details for a CincyAI happy hour on September 4 at the 1819 building as a proud community partner of MidwestCon. If you haven’t gotten your ticket yet, use code CINCYAI for 35% off! MidwestCon will take place September 4-6 and is powered by Disrupt Now with Rob Richardson at the helm. Register today: https://midwestcon.live/

For those who are builders, Carl Fraik who heads up the Cincinnati AI Catalyst, invites you to join the Cincinnati AI Builders Forum group on LinkedIn — request to join today! 

Also, the Best in Tech Awards hosted by The Circuit is on September 12 - Nominate an organization or individual today!

If you find CincyAI valuable, consider making a donation when registering on EventBrite. We’re a volunteer organization, and every little bit helps to fill the gap from our sponsors and the costs to run the meetups.

Also, a massive thank you to our sponsors Seven Hills Technology, Big Kitty Labs, and The Circuit. Our sponsors help cover the costs of hosting CincyAI, a volunteer organization, including food, drink, photography, and video. Big Kitty Labs will also be building our CincyAI website. Sponsors like these help make CincyAI possible!

If you’re interested in sponsoring, don’t be shy. 😉 

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We’re honored to partner with and host our CincyAI meetups at the UC Digital Futures building, an interdisciplinary research facility home to globally recognized leading research in responsible AI. A special thank you to our organizing partner, Dr. Kelly Cohen. If you’re interested in learning more about how you can partner with UC Research Labs to save costs and time researching, testing, and validating your AI initiatives, visit: https://ucdigitalfutures.com.

We also want to thank Ellie and Laura from À Lala Carte for the amazing charcuterie cups and David Choate’s DC Productions for the fantastic photos, video coverage, and editing.

The gratitude continues to our volunteers: Sabrina Donley, Irv Cassio, Greg Goshorn, Steven Shaw, and Tushar Kulkarni!

And most importantly: THANK YOU!

We couldn’t be more excited to have you be part of the largest AI community in the region and for being part of this dynamic community where the whole is not just greater, but exponential in its impact. We’re an important node to the burgeoning AI ecosystem here in Cincinnati, leading the way with Responsible AI.

Thank you!

-Kendra & Helen
Your CincyAI Cohosts
https://cincyai.beehiiv.com 

AI Simplified | Kendra Ramirez | Substack

AI Simplified for B2B Business. Click to read AI Simplified, by Kendra Ramirez, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Kendra also has an amazing list of all the upcoming AI events in the area on her website — check it out here!

Creativity SquaredHow creatives are collaborating with A.I.

For our own CincyAI member interviews on Helen’s Creativity Squared podcast, click on over for Ben Nash, Rob Richardson, Alejandro Lozano Robledo, and Dr. Andrew Cullison’s interviews. If you’re interested in getting cloned, book your appointment here!

CincyAI LinkedIn Group & Directory

We are so excited to keep the conversations, collaboration, and connections going beyond just our monthly meetups. Here are other ways to stay connected with the CincyAI community:

  • LinkedIn Group

    • You voted! And our new digital hub for CincyAI Meetup will be our newly created LinkedIn Group. Please join us there and feel free to introduce yourself and share what aspects of AI interest you, as well as any asks you have for the community. We’ll keep the sharing, connecting, and collaborating going in this space. See you there!

  • CincyAI Meetup Directory & Submission Form

    • In the spirit of connecting and collaborating, we’re starting a directory of everyone in the community. Feel free to submit your contact details to be included. This will also be a great resource to audit all of the amazing AI talent and projects that we have right here in Cincinnati! (And we’ll roll out a resource hub next, so stay tuned for that ;)

August Meetup Video

If you missed our last meetup or want to hear what was said again, we've got you covered with this recap video, and you can catch all of them in our CincyAI Video Playlist.

August Event Photos

Check out the photos from our last meetup!  Feel free to share the photos and use #CincyAI! Word of mouth definitely contributes to our growing community.

All the photos from every meetup are on Flickr to make them more accessible and easier to share.

UC Digital Futures Updates

Community of AI enthusiasts expands in Cincinnati

Much like the rapid development of artificial intelligence, a community of AI builders, users and people who simply are curious about the technology is quickly growing in Cincinnati. In just one month, a post grew into CincyAI for Humans, a group that meets monthly at the University of Cincinnati’s Digital Futures building to network, share successes and learn about AI. #CincyAI

Community News & Updates

Upcoming Events:

  • Every Thursday - Discover how AI solutions like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot can transform your business marketing at our 'Get It Done' workshops every Thursday at 11 AM EST at Business Tech Corner, where we demystify AI, show you how to leverage its power for growth, and allow you to implement solutions on the spot—your future, automated and efficient, awaits; use this Zoom link (Here’s the YouTube playlist of previous sessions)

  • August 15 - AI for Government Symposium (virtual) - email Carl for any last-minute additions: [email protected]

  • August 20 - Cincinnati AI Builders Forum - email Carl to be added to the calendar invite: [email protected]

  • August 20 & 21 - Non-Profit Impact Accelerator Conference (Mason)

Kendra also has an amazing list of all the upcoming AI events in the area on her website — check it out here!

Resources:

Arts & Cultural Corner: 

Creativity Squared Ep56. Jon Accarrino & Pete Blackshaw: Scrape Me?

Ep56. Yes or No — A.I., Scrape Me? Discover How to Protect, Monetize & Optimize Content for LLM Chatbots with Jon Accarrino & Pete Blackshaw

The Many Faces of AI

The Many Faces of AI - created with BrainFever.AI. Explore the newest advancements in AI video technology and find your inspiration by visiting BrainFeverFilms.com! This is a collection of short films and music videos by AI Explorer and CincyAI community member James Grote.

Next Meetup: Tuesday, August 6

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Mark your calendars! All 2024 dates include:

Feedback & Sponsorship Opportunities

  • Feedback? Want to help with CincyAI planning?

    • Don’t be shy! We’re here for you and would love your feedback on what else we can do to improve this community and add as much value as possible. We know your time is precious, and we want to ensure this community and our events are meaningful for all those who participate and belong — that’s you! :)

    • We’re also open to anyone who’d love to help us with the planning of these meetups.

    • Reach out to us at [email protected].

  • Interested in Sponsoring our Upcoming CincyAI Meetups?

    • Our sponsors help make CincyAI meetups possible. Interested in sponsoring upcoming events? Let Helen or Kendra know!