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Welcome to Agile Austin! Keeping Austin Agile, One User Story at a Time.
Agile Austin is the largest group of Agile professionals in the central Texas Area. As a 501c(6) non-profit, we provide and promote gatherings of like-minded individuals in the Austin Area.
Agile Austin’s mission is to connect people and foster professional growth through collaborative events that educate our community on uncovering better ways to deliver value through Agile values, principles, and practices.
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Upcoming events (2)
See all- The Path to AGI Is Not What You Think It IsLink visible for attendees
Join us for a great program at the Agile Austin Product and AI SIG! Once you sign up, you'll receive an email with a calendar event and Zoom link.
Session Title:
The Path to AGI Is Not What You Think It IsAbstract:
This talk will describe how the open-source non-profit Thousand Brains Project is reverse-engineering the neocortex to revolutionize AI.We identified several core neocortical principles that guide our architecture design. These principles are fundamentally different from those used by current AI systems.
The talk will provide an overview of these principles and explain how intelligence is derived from sensorimotor learning, reference frames, and modularity. Then, the talk will examine future applications and current capabilities, highlighting major milestones that offer engineering and product opportunities.
Speaker: Tristan Slominski, Principal Engineer
Tristan Slominski is experienced in software and product. He's a veteran and a former aviator. He worked in multiple small Austin startups, as well as Bazaarvoice and Indeed. His last project was Mapkeep, a tool for visualizing and managing strategy. These days, he works on designing, building, and operating current and future Thousand Brains Systems.Slack Community for the Agile Austin Product and AI SIG:
Please contact Matt Roberts ([matt.roberts@agileaustin.org](http://matt.roberts@agileaustin.org/)) or Vishal Sheth ([vishal.sheth@agileaustin.org](http://vishal.sheth@agileaustin.org/)) if you'd like to join our slack community! - Agile Austin Book Club: Leading from Anywhere, session 1Link visible for attendees
We're reading Leading from Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Managing Remote Teams, by David Burkus. We'll read and discuss through “Running Virtual Meetings” at our June 5th meeting, and expect to conclude our discussion June 19th. But we're agile, we'll take more (or less) time as appropriate.
(The Zoom link is visible right after you register. The link to the Miro discussion board will be posted in the Zoom chat once the meeting is underway.)
Do you have a book to recommend? Please submit this form, so our program committee can consider it.
if you'd like to be on the program (book selection) committee, please contact david.wight@agileaustin.org .
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Remote Process
Our process is in flux -- we're experimenting with new moderation and recording techniques, so please be on time and please be patient. And expect a call for participation -- we want this to be your book club.
Discussion Notes
for this and all our books may be found here. Notes are open to comment by anyone (please do!) and you'll also find how to get REIMBURSEMENT for books and the READING LIST for possible future books. (Discussion notes may or may not be taken in future -- we're experimenting to see what's valuable.)
About Book Club
We meet most months the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, so you can put that in your calendar. When and if we resume physical meetings we'll feed you, and if you participate in most of the sessions, we'll even reimburse you for the book, so save that receipt.
We have not recorded Book Club sessions in the past, but that could change:
Recording Disclosure
"AgileAustin has the right to record any hosted event which includes, but is not limited to, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), Monthly Meetings, Conferences, and special events. By registering for, or attending an Agile Austin hosted event, you are giving AgileAustin consent to record and post recorded content containing your image, voice and name at a minimum, online. For remote events, you have the option to turn off your camera, mute your microphone and hide your name."
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