ArtificialRuby.ai NYC: May

"When you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. Your tastes only narrow & exclude people. So create." - Why the Lucky Stiff
Artificial Ruby is a monthly gathering for people who build things: engineers, designers, founders, and anyone else who's picked up AI and started creating with it. Those creating for the first time or who are creating more than they ever thought possible.
We started as a Ruby and AI community and that's our foundation, but our events are for anyone who shares the same ethos: ship things, stay curious, be generous with what you know. You'll find senior engineers who've been in the Ruby community for 15 years alongside designers, PMs, and founders who are building with AI for the first time. What everyone has in common is they're actually making things and they're excited about it.
Each event: three talks, good conversation, and plenty of time to connect with people who are navigating this moment alongside you.
Important: Please bring a valid photo ID that matches your RSVP for admission.
Agenda
6:00-6:45: Arrive, mingle, drinks and refreshments
6:45-7:00: Intros
7:00-8:00: Demos
8:00-9:00: Food, drinks and connections
Demos / Talks
Nancy Rhodes: From designing for Beyoncé to building tech: the AI flywheel
Nancy comes from fashion, where nothing works overnight. A look at compound marketing, fast iteration, and what changes when you can finally get to “good” without waiting.

Justin Abrams and Michael Rispoli: Same Studio. New Engine
In the age of AI, the playbook for agencies is changing. Especially for those that lead with Software Engineering as a Service. Justin Abrams and Mike Rispoli, Co-Founders of Long Island based Software Studio, will share how their business has evolved, but more importantly, how they are deliberately innovating across the business with AI at the forefront.
Mary Holland Nader and Kara Cooke: The Moat Is the Community
We built a following before we built a product. Through in person events and social media, Mary & Pip created a community centered on one idea: money shouldn't feel intimidating. That community became our feedback loop, our focus group, and our first users. When everyone can build with AI, the question isn't who can ship fastest, it's who people actually trust.

If you are interested in speaking at future events, please fill out the form below. The demos are usually about 10 minutes and feature a cool AI tool or feature built in Ruby/Rails.
https://forms.gle/k2NyKQJYiXCF5L2w6
Sponsors
Test Double is a software consulting agency whose senior developers and product managers embed with your team to solve hard problems and drive business results. 100% employee-owned and remote, they've been improving how the world builds software since 2011 with deep expertise in Ruby, Rails, and pragmatic AI. Hitting a blocker? Talk to someone else who gets it.
OmbuLabs offers custom development of classic machine learning models and AI-powered systems. We are the friendly folks behind FastRuby.io and your favorite open source projects for remediating tech debt.

Sublayer is helping teams learn and ship with AI through essays, tutorials, coaching, community meetups, and real products.
Def Method pours love into Ruby applications until the applications love you back. We are the authors of Phoenix, the AI-powered Rails testing system that helps you ship faster and with more confidence.
Gusto is a people platform that helps growing businesses onboard, pay, insure, and support their hardworking teams with payroll, benefits, and more.
Host
Betaworks: Betaworks is a product-focused, seed-stage venture capital fund. We are thematic by design, we immerse ourselves in irruption-phase technologies and work with founders and our community to understand new user behavior.

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