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Dear CincyAI Community Member —

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week! We hosted a very special CincyAI for Humans Fireside Chat with Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson and CincyAI member and privacy expert John Cavanaugh on machine intelligence and privacy.

Check out the video of the meetup/fireside chat, photos, and Tide Rise AI and privacy peer-to-peer report on Lovable. We’re proud to hold a safe space for nuanced conversations on important topics, like privacy. Thank you to Congressman Davidson and John for a thought-provoking and timely conversation!

As Kendra mentioned, mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 20th, for a special CincyAI for Humans 3-year anniversary meetup and extended networking party! 🎉 We are looking for sponsors, so if you’re interested, reach out to Helen or Kendra.

We can’t wait to share what we’ve got cooking for ya’ll soon!!

Stay plugged in, and if you haven’t already: 

A few call-out announcements for CincyAI:

We Need Your Help!

Please take a minute to vote for all of our CincyAI members who’ve submitted a proposal for SXSW — we want to have another strong presence next year!

It’s easy to vote: simply create an account and then click/tap the heart icon to the right of the title. Please leave a comment as those always help add more context on why the session should be selected.

· Ryan Schuetter — Building Walkable Cities with AI 
· Teri Campbell — The Human Premium: Creativity After the AI Gold Rush 
· Pete Blackshaw — Protecting Brand Trust in the Age of AI Answers
· Coleen Jose — How you made it: protecting authorship and human craft
· Helen Todd — The Imagination Age: Cultivating Belonging over Extraction

Thank you!

Special Fireside Chat with Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson and John Cavanaugh on machine intelligence and privacy.

This Monday, August 10, Mark Zuckerberg released his latest manifesto The Future is for Everyone — it’s an expanded version of his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed of a similar name, The AI Future Is for Everyone. As part of my Midwest House Summit: Ohio closing keynote on the state of the Midwest, I responded to Zuck’s op-ed, which is even more timely now. Here’s a video edit of the keynote which drills down on the point: access to AI does not inherently mean agency.

CincyAI Champion Ryan Schuetter was recently interviewed for The Koerner Office podcast — check out the episode here:

Special thanks to:

Big Kitty Labs — Our sponsors help cover the costs of hosting CincyAI, a volunteer organization, including food, drink, and photography. Big Kitty Labs is sponsoring all of 2026, and we couldn’t be more honored and grateful for their support to help make CincyAI possible!

UC Digital Futures and Dr. Kelly Cohen — 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.

Ellie and Laura from À Lala Carte for the amazing charcuterie cups and Cameron Wilcox for the fantastic photos.

Our CincyAI Volunteers — Much appreciation to all of our amazing volunteers and Huddle leaders who help make CincyAI possible.

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 in the AI ecosystem here in Cincinnati, leading the way with Responsible AI.

See you soon!

-Kendra & Helen
Your CincyAI Cohosts
📬 https://cincyai.beehiiv.com
🤝 https://cincyai.org/
🗞 CincyAI LinkedIn Page

Interested in sponsoring CincyAI? Reach out today!

CincyAI tickets are posted monthly: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/kr-digital-agency-71921791873

For our full events calendar, become a CincyAI Champion and then visit https://app.heartbeat.chat/cincyai/events.

Want to level up your AI journey with a peer interest group? To join, become a CincyAI Champion, and then select the Human Huddles you'd like to participate in!

Born from community demand, we’re excited to launch this new programming! Human Huddles are designed for deeper dives to support our amazing members on their AI journeys through camaraderie, collaboration, and learning from one another.

While they have different focuses, CincyAI Champions are welcome to attend any and all that interest them, regardless of skill level — we all learn from each other as we’re all navigating AI together!

For our full events calendar, become a CincyAI Champion and then visit https://app.heartbeat.chat/cincyai/events.

For our full events calendar, become a CincyAI Champion and then visit https://app.heartbeat.chat/cincyai/events.

Women in AI Directory — This is for female speakers, mentors, founders, business leaders, builders, and curious learners. The intention of this list is to increase visibility and participation of Women in AI in the Greater Cincinnati and Tri-State region.

Cincinnati AI & Tech Guide — Don’t know where to start? Check out our new guide to the ecosystem!

Become a CincyAI Champion today!

For $25/month or $250/year ($50 off!), access our paid member portal with:

• CincyAI Human Huddle peer interest groups
• Limited time only: "CincyAI Founding Champion" Badge
• CincyAI Champions Member Directory
• Monthly Office Hours with Helen & Kendra
• Cincinnati Area AI Job Board
• CincyAI & Community Partners Events Calendar
• CincyAI Champion Matchups
• And more!

Limited time only: 30 days free trial! Plus, join now to get your Founding CincyAI Champion member badge!!

Thank you to everyone in the CincyAI community who’s already pre-ordered Helen’s forthcoming book based on her SXSW presentation, “Farewell, Information Age — Welcome to the Imagination Age!” Pre-order your copy today as a crowd-funded advance to support a Cincy-based independent female voice. Your support will enable Helen to bring this idea to life — and is greatly appreciated! 🥰💛