What we’re about
AppliedAI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to developing the next generation of AI leaders in Minnesota. We do this through a conference, podcast, weekly news, monthly newsletters, YouTube channel, and monthly meetups. Our events provide education, hands-on training, and real-world AI applications to help people of all ages learn how to use AI to solve real-life problems.
Additionally, we encourage you to subscribe to our Conversation On Applied AI Podcast. We publish new episodes every other week on topics related to Artificial Intelligence and its applications! We also publish a Monthly Newsletter with details on our current events and ways to engage with our community.
What is Artificial Intelligence
In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans. Leading AI textbooks define the field as the study of "intelligent agents": any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. Colloquially, the term "artificial intelligence" is often used to describe machines (or computers) that mimic "cognitive" functions that humans associate with the human mind, such as "learning" and "problem solving".
What is AppliedAI?
Simple. :) It's the real-world applications that these far-fetched, big ideas lead to. Some things around us that are applications of AI include digital assistants (Google Home, Alexa), self-driving cars, robots, chatbots and many many more!
Who should go AppliedAI Meetups?
This group is a place for anyone who is interesting in learning, sharing and applying Artificial Intelligence to their products and services. It's also for people of all ages just interested in what's going on in the AI space by networking and talking with real-world practitioners of this exciting and new technology.
What happens at AppliedAI Meetups?
• We have speakers and panelists talking about AI in real-world scenarios
• We do demos of AI related projects and explain how they work
• We discuss, where AI has been, where it is today and where it's heading in the future
• We have fun!
Where else can I find you?
Follow us on social media!
Facebook, LinkedIN and Twitter
We also have a podcast and YouTube page.
What are the colors of your logo?
They are derived from the color palette of a few of the first-ever AI-generated photos from Google’s Deep Learning tool.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- The Ghost in the Machine: A History of AI Sentience and the Quest to Test ItLab651, St Paul, MN
Overview
From Alan Turing’s provocative question, “Can machines think?” to viral headlines about chatbots gaining consciousness, the question of sentient artificial intelligence has existed since the first computers. This talk traces the evolving story of AI sentience: from early thought experiments and philosophical provocations to today’s debates fueled by increasingly sophisticated models. We will explore the technological milestones that have shaped our understanding of machine consciousness, including the Turing Test, the Chinese Room argument, and more recent proposals like the Artificial Consciousness Test. We will examine key moments where claims of sentience have emerged, sometimes from researchers, sometimes from the public, and increasingly from the models themselves. We will try to answer the question, how do we distinguish simulation from self-awareness?6:00pm - 6:30pm: Networking - food & drinks
6:30pm - 8:00pm: Presentation & discussion
8:00pm: Networking at Lake Monster BrewingMeet Our Featured Speaker
Starting her career at 3M Health Information Systems (now Solventum), Jimmy has years of experience training AI models on sensitive healthcare information. Now as Chief AI officer for Famelia, Jimmy works on building new technologies utilizing generative AI and agentic architectures to help people prepare foods that they will love while following their dietary needs.Sponsors
This event is sponsored by Lab651 & Recursive Awesome
