AI Cafe: Becoming An AI-Native Business: What 4 Years Of Shipping AI Systems Taught Us About What Actually Works

AI Cafe: Becoming An AI-Native Business 🤖

What 4 Years Of Shipping AI Systems Taught Us About What Actually Works

Everyone is experimenting with AI, yet almost no business truly runs on it. Join Chris Grayson, co-founder of Blink Build Studios, as he shares insights from four years of shipping production AI systems within real companies. Alongside a team of senior engineers from Snap, Bishop Fox, DARPA, and Oak Ridge National Lab, Chris will discuss what differentiates AI-native businesses from those stuck in demo purgatory, and the principles that remain relevant regardless of the tools used.

Agenda - AI Networking ☕

• 8:45 - 9:30 am • Coffee and Socialize
• 9:30 - 10:30 am • Talk, Demo, Q&A

About Chris Grayson:
Security engineer turned founder, Chris has spent 16 years building and breaking systems at Snap, Clubhouse, Bird, and Bishop Fox. He is a DEF CON keynote speaker and leads architecture and product at Blink Build Studios.

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