What we’re about
How we prepare for the Future of Work? By becoming proficient AI Operators.
This is a group for people who want to explore, share, and learn about artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, intelligent machines etc. and understand the creative minds behind these creations.
The group has a mixture of professionals and students (Year 6 upwards). All levels welcome.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Collective Intelligence & Coaching with AIEPIC Innovation Center, Christchurch
Meet your local AI community on the First Monday of September at EPIC Innovation!
- 5:30-6pm - Drinks and networking
- 6-6:45 - Dan Randow on Collective Intelligence
- 6:45-7:30 - Caelan Huntress on Coaching GPT
- 7:30-8pm - Drinks and Open Q&A
Collective Intelligence: A Storytelling Experiment
AI is moving faster than any of us can keep up with. So let's team up to keep up! Dan Randow will facilitate crowd-sourced storytelling. We'll wire our legacy brains together to surface the hottest takes on what's happening with AI.
Coaching with AI: Getting Better Results
A coach helps someone to improve, by giving feedback and asking targeted questions. High performers in every field have coaches. If you want high performance from your GPT, serve the role as its coach.
In this interactive, hands-on session, Caelan Huntress will teach you practical techniques to improve the responses you get from your prompts, by being an AI coach. We will also turn the tables, and make AI into a coach for you, to improve your own performance.
Sponsored by Agentic Intelligence
Raise a glass to Agentic Intelligence for sponsoring the evening's drinks, and to EPIC Innovation for hosting the event in their wonderful facility!
- Meet the Agents: Protocols, Purpose & Progress in AIEPIC Innovation Center, Christchurch
Meet up with the local AI community on the First Monday of October at EPIC Innovation!
- 5:30-6pm - Drinks and networking
- 6-6:45 - Rise of the Agents with Caelan Huntress
- 6:45-7:30 - You down with MCP? with Tim Ackroyd
- 7:30-8pm - Drinks and Open Q&A
Growing from Generative to Agentic AI with Caelan Huntress
We’re entering a new era of artificial intelligence—one where models don’t just generate responses. They now initiate actions, pursue goals, and operate with agency. In this presentation, we’ll explore the shift from Generative AI to Agentic AI—what it means, why it matters, and how you can get ahead of the curve.
You’ll learn:- What makes an AI agentic, and why this changes how we build
- The key differences between passive prompting vs. proactive workflows
- Real-world examples of agentic systems in use today
- How to design prompts, loops, and contexts that give your AI purpose
Whether you’re building tools, designing systems, or just guiding AI in your daily work, this session will give you a strategic lens on where the future is headed—and how to prepare.
An Introduction to the Model Context Protocol with Tim Ackroyd
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a new open standard designed to make AI tools more powerful, flexible, and interoperable. In this session, we’ll break down what MCP is, why it matters, and how it changes the way models can access and use context.Whether you’re a developer, a tinkerer, or just AI-curious, you’ll come away with a clear understanding of MCP’s architecture, practical use cases, and how you can start experimenting with it today.
Sponsored by Agentic Intelligence
Raise a glass to Agentic Intelligence for sponsoring the evening's drinks, and to EPIC Innovation for hosting the event in their wonderful facility!
