Workshops, talks, and gatherings to get you out into Seattle.
Fred Patton, Senior Developer Advocate at Auth0 (Okta) and author of *Building Ambient AI Agents*, will present Living Norms, a model where autonomous agents act independently within established norms and seek human approval for meaningful deviations. The talk will show how approved exceptions can become bounded precedent, expanding autonomy while preserving auditability and hard safety boundaries.
Explore eventPublic relations and marketing practitioner Roselle Kingsbury will lead an interactive presentation on generative engine optimization (GEO), exploring common visibility challenges, practical tactics, and real-world cleantech case studies. Attendees will examine how AI-generated search answers may shape opportunities for companies and topics.
Explore eventThe Cloud Native Seattle Meetup will explore live Kubernetes workload rightsizing and Terraform-powered Day-2 automation, including Azure Actions and AI-assisted discovery. Speakers Scott McAllister, an F5 Community Evangelist with over a decade in software, and Cody Gagnon, a Lead Cloud Engineer building Azure infrastructure for industrial IoT, will share practical insights.
Explore eventThe evening will feature talks on clean water and public health, alongside the ethics and societal impacts of generative AI.
Explore eventSeattle AI Week will kick off with a cold-water buddy dive and beachside food, drinks, and conversation for AI founders, investors, healthcare AI leaders, and tech operators, no pitches or panels. The event will be hosted by Adam Peddicord, a healthcare AI innovator, Army combat medic, and PADI Divemaster; divers will need Open Water certification or higher.
Explore eventGeekWire co-founder Jonathan Sposato will moderate a fireside chat with technology strategist and author Alvin Wang Graylin on AI’s future and its implications for builders, businesses, and society. Graylin brings 35+ years in AI, XR, and semiconductors, leadership experience at HTC, Intel, and IBM, and current roles at Stanford HAI and MIT.
Explore eventSeattle AI Week’s 2026 Summit will bring together founders, engineers, researchers, investors, policymakers, and creative and enterprise leaders to examine what the next era of AI should look like, from frontier research and workforce change to creativity, security, and policy. Speakers will include OpenAI’s Vijaye Raji, Read AI’s David Shim, TikTok’s Peter Kim, and Microsoft’s Jolenta Coleman-Bush, with keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and an Experience Hall.
Explore eventJoel Horwitz will share a practical guide to fine-tuning open-source LLMs for go-to-market use, covering model selection, training data, LoRA and QLoRA, evaluation, and deployment. The session will help software and AI engineers, founders, and product leaders weigh custom models against prompting, RAG, and commercial APIs.
Explore eventDesigners, builders, and creative technologists will share demos and works in progress exploring how Claude can unlock new approaches to creative problem-solving, from quick prototypes to ambitious ideas. The evening will feature short demos and deeper dives, plus informal conversation with peers and hosts from Anthropic and Pioneer Square Labs.
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