Name: Meetup #9 - The Future Of AI Is Not A Chatbot!
Start: 2025-09-18T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-18T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Tessl

AI for the rest of us is on a mission to make AI easier to understand.

AI is ready for everyone. No matter who you are. No matter what your role.
We promise no hype, no jargon and no confusing terminology. We're a warm and inclusive community where we meet you where you are, and help get you where you want to be!

**Join us for our next in-person meetup in London on Thursday September 18th**

At this event we are thrilled to welcome author [Anne Currie.](https://www.annecurrie.com/) Both Anne's sci-fi writing ([The Panopticon Serie](https://www.goodreads.com/series/283881-panopticon)s) and practical [Building Green Software](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/building-green-software/9781098150617/) provide us with thought provoking insights into the future with AI. This is sure to be an inspiring event!

[Thomas Essl](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasessl/) (Founder, Mustard Navy) will be bringing us back to today! Thomas designs user experiences with AI that go beyond a chat window and will share his learning with us! This is sure to be a fascinating session for both the builders and the users!!

**Where and When?**

* Thursday, Sept 18th
* Doors open at 18:00
* Talks start at 19:00
* Tessl HQ, 210 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9JY, UK

**The Talk: AI Beyond the Chatbot** (Thomas Essl, Founder at Mustard Navy)

AI chatbots that we interact with through simple ‘prompting’ have taken us far — but they’re now holding us back. To unlock the full potential of this wave of AI, our ways of interacting with it need to evolve. In this talk, aimed at both AI users and builders, Thomas explores why the design of AI experiences matters, how they must change, and what we should really be using AI for in the first place.

[Mustard Navy](https://www.mustardnavy.com/) is the UK’s first design agency dedicated to AI products, helping innovators turn their vision and technology into AI products customers embrace and remember.

Before founding Mustard Navy, [Thomas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasessl/?locale=en_US) led design teams and shaped award-winning products at QuantumBlack (McKinsey), Google, and agencies including Foolproof and Publicis Poke. [His writing](https://substack.com/@thomasessl) on user-centered product development, data, and AI has reached over a million readers.

**The Discussion: Reflections on a Future With AI** with Anne Currie

Join us for a fireside discussion with author [Anne Currie.](https://www.annecurrie.com/) Think of it like a podcast that happens in the room with you! Anne will be sharing insights from her sci-fi writing ([The Panopticon Serie](https://www.goodreads.com/series/283881-panopticon)s) and the practical [Building Green Software](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/building-green-software/9781098150617/). We'll have lots of opportunity for audience Q&A and a book signing!

We have an awesome new venue at Tessl with more space for our growing community! Huge thanks to Tessl for your support and partnership! Learn more about Tessl here: [https://tessl.io/](https://tessl.io/)

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