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Dear CincyAI Community Member —

Happy Labor Day — hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend and beautiful weather.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our September meetup, including new CincyAI member Bracey Smith and Loomo — our first robot guest!

Loomo’s timing couldn’t be more perfect ahead of our special CincyAI for Humans 3-Year Anniversary next month that’s robot-themed!

You won’t want to miss the variety of robot showcases and demos, from first responder tech like UC’s robot dog, Caesar, to Big Kitty Lab’s humanoid, Charlie, to RobotLAB’s butler bots!

One thing we’re proud our community is becoming known for, beyond our amazing AI collaboration and peer-to-peer learning, is our discussions of frontier tech — the good, the bad, and everything in-between. Most importantly, we hold space for nuance as we’re all navigating new complexities that AI introduces. So in October, we’ll also be hosting a robot-themed #RisingTideConvos, intentional small-group conversations on topics that matter.

Powered by Tide Rise, we’ll dive into the emerging physical AI industry and what it means for our region and to our members. You definitely will want to be at this CincyAI gathering!

🎉 CincyAI for Humans 3-Year Robot Anniversary 🎉

🗓 Tuesday, October 20
⏰ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 UC Digital Futures, rm 140
3080 Exploration Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45206

👉RSVP for free today!

🤖 2:30 – 3:00pm — Tour of Digital Futures (Limited spots)

Meet in the lobby near the CincyAI registration area

👋 3:00 – 4:30pm — CincyAI for Humans Meetup (Limited spots)

Room 140 | Light bites and water

👉RSVP for free today!

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

A few call-out announcements for CincyAI:

Special Community Partner Spotlight: MidwestCon — This Week!

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 those you can make it to MidwestCon!

-Kendra & Helen
Your CincyAI Cohosts
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🗞 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! 🥰💛