About us
The AZ AI & Emerging Tech Meetup is a free group that is committed to providing a platform for people to learn about and discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies.
If you are interested in AI, we encourage you to join the meetup.
Here are some of the topics that we have discussed in the past:
- Generative AI security
- Natural language processing
- Machine learning
- Deep learning
- Artificial intelligence ethics
The AZ Emerging Tech Meetup is a great way to learn about artificial intelligence from experts in the field. The group is also a great way to meet other people who are interested in AI.
We hope to see you at our next Meetup!
Please review our Code of Conduct if you plan to attend.
Upcoming events
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The Autonomous Revenue Stack
1951@SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Room 151, Scottsdale, AZ, USPRESENTATION OVERVIEW
The traditional model of stacking agency retainers on top of every revenue function is quietly breaking. Rick Elmore will walk us through the operating model behind a $10M+ bootstrapped business where autonomous AI agents now run sales, marketing, and PR around the clock.Speakers:
Rick Elmore, founder of Simply Noted and AI Launch. Former NFL athlete turned multi-7 figure, $10M+ bootstrapped entrepreneur building at the intersection of engineering, robotics, and revenue systems. As the founder of Simply Noted and FullStackCloser, Rick creates scalable solutions that drive real business growth — combining sales, marketing, and AI-powered automation to help companies grow faster and operate more efficiently.Francisco Cervera is a data scientist and AI builder focused on turning cutting-edge AI into practical systems that create real business value. He brings together builders, founders, and engineers across the country to develop real-world AI agent applications. His work sits at the intersection of automation, experimentation, and execution.
Event Details:
- Location: 1951@Skysong @ Scottsdale, AZ
- Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - talk will begin at 6:00pm (we get kicked out promptly at 7:30pm)
- Free Parking: Easily available
- Food: Simple Pizza and Water
73 attendees
Agent Harnesses and Systems Engineering
1951@SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Room 151, Scottsdale, AZ, USPRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Agent harnesses are becoming the way teams turn nondeterministic AI into something worth trusting in real work. This talk gets into what it actually takes — the engineering patterns, the failure modes that only show up after many runs, and the design choices that matter most — based on agentic AI work in security and infrastructure. Trust in agents isn't a property of the model. It's something you engineer around it.
Speaker:
Bryan StarbuckPrincipal AI Research Engineer with 25+ years of experience, focused on building agentic AI systems for critical infrastructure. The interesting problem in agentic AI right now isn't capability — it's reliability over long horizons. My work centers on the scaffolding around models: verification agents, adversarial testing, and regression frameworks that enable empirical trust-building in agents over time.
Event Details:
- Location: 1951@Skysong @ Scottsdale, AZ
- Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - talk will begin at 6:00pm (we get kicked out promptly at 7:30pm)
- Free Parking: Easily available (free)
- Food: Simple Pizza and Water
38 attendees
AZET Monthly Meetup
1951@SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Room 151, Scottsdale, AZ, USPRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Details will be posted soon!
Speaker:
TBDEvent Details:
- Location: 1951@Skysong @ Scottsdale, AZ
- Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - talk will begin at 6:00pm (we get kicked out promptly at 7:30pm)
- Free Parking: Easily available (free)
- Food: Simple Pizza and Water
4 attendeesAZET Monthly Meetup
1951@SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Room 151, Scottsdale, AZ, USPRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Details will be posted soon!
Speaker:
TBDEvent Details:
- Location: 1951@Skysong @ Scottsdale, AZ
- Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - talk will begin at 6:00pm (we get kicked out promptly at 7:30pm)
- Free Parking: Easily available (free)
- Food: Simple Pizza and Water
4 attendees
Past events
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