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Dear CincyAI Community Member —

Thank you to everyone who joined us this past Tuesday for our November CincyAI for Humans!

We mixed things up and instead of doing Q&A, we broke into small groups to share what the community wants to learn and how best to engage in 2026. The feedback was fantastic, and we really appreciate all of the time, brainstorming, and ideas! We’re still synthesizing all the notes, but stay tuned for updates and an even more exciting 2026 for the CincyAI community!

If you have any other ideas or wishlist items for how we can improve CincyAI further, don’t be shy and let us know by filling out this contact form, pinging Kendra or Helen on LinkedIn, or simply replying to this email.

Also, a few reminders:

Clothing Donations — During our December meeting, we’ll be collecting donations to help support unhoused individuals and families. If you’d like to participate, please bring new or clean and gently used socks, gloves, coats, scarves, hats, and blankets. We’ll collect these items at the sign-in area.

State of AI Survey — Our “State of AI for Greater Cincinnati and NKY” is back and we need your help! Please fill out this quick survey (less than 4 minutes) and let us know your thoughts on AI use cases, adoption, opportunities, and challenges in our community (your answers will be anonymous). The report will be available by Q1 2026 to participants. Deadline for responses is December 30, 2025 — contribute your answers today!

2026 AI Planning Playbook: Key Considerations — Developed by Kendra, this 2026 AI Planning Playbook is designed to help business and nonprofit leaders think beyond the shiny tools and focus on what actually matters: strategy, people, and progress.

You know the drill: we meet from 3-5pm in room 140 at the UC Digital Futures building located at 3080 Exploration Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

As a reminder, the first 15 meetup registrants who also sign up for it on Eventbrite can get a tour of UC’s Digital Futures! These are on a first-come, first-served basis and are an excellent opportunity to learn about all of the amazing labs and research that’s taking place in the building. Each tour will start at 2:30pm and is led by the wonderful Kyle Maycock. These will be taking place before every meeting in 2025!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our latest CincyAI for Humans! Here are the photos (please tag us and #CincyAI) and check out our LinkedIn page for videos of speakers.

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 2025, 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.

Nexigen — Our sponsors help cover the costs of hosting CincyAI, a volunteer organization, including food, drink, and photography. Nexigen’s contribution helps offset some of the photography costs and we’re so grateful for their support!

Ellie and Laura from À Lala Carte for the amazing charcuterie cups and David Choate’s DC Productions for the fantastic photos.

Our CincyAI Volunteers — Much appreciation to Sabrina Donley, Irv Cassio, Greg Goshorn, and Tushar Kulkarni who meet on Saturdays and 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.

Between now and our next meeting, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

-Kendra & Helen
Your CincyAI Cohosts
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Tuesday, December 2 — RSVP for free today!

2026
Tuesday, January 6 
Tuesday, February 10 
Tuesday, March 3 
Tuesday, April 7 
Tuesday, May 5 
Tuesday, June 2
Tuesday, July 14 
Tuesday, August 4 
Tuesday, September 1 
Tuesday, October 6 
Tuesday, November 3
Tuesday, December 1 

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

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! 🥰💛