AI Show and Tell Oct 8th

Join us on Oct 8th for our AI Show & Tell monthly event. We'll have several fantastic talks, snacks & drinks, in a beautiful venue. Can't wait to see you there!

​🚨 We'll be back at our usual spot at the Github HQ! ​📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/RGfFk5V7j4jxL8TeA

​​Agenda

• ​​6 PM: Doors open
• ​​​6 - 6:30 PM: Networking, light bites and refreshments
• ​​​6:30 - 7:45 PM: Program
  • ​​​5 min: Introduction
  • ​​15 min: Talk - Shannon Brownlee, Co-Founder and CTO @ Valence AI
  • ​​15 min: Talk - Molly Cantillon, Founder @ Nox
  • ​​15 min: Talk - Pol Peiffer, Agent Dev @ Sierra AI
  • ​​​25 min: Panel + Q&A
• ​​​7:45 - 8:30 PM: Networking part II
• ​​​8:30 PM: Event concludes

​🎟 Space is limited and entry is strictly first come, first served—arriving early gives you the best chance of getting in. There will be no entry once event reaches capacity. Thank you for understanding.

​​​AI Show & Tell is a monthly series designed to bring together enthusiasts, professionals, and experts in the field of AI. Each event features engaging presentations, interactive demos, and networking opportunities, providing a place for attendees to learn about the latest advancements in AI technology and connect with like-minded individuals.

​Talks

Shannon Brownlee, CTO, Valence AI

​Title: Emotion Models for Large-Scale Voice Interaction

​Abstract:

As text-based generative AI systems have advanced rapidly, attention is shifting to the next frontier: voice. Unlike text, voice carries dense paralinguistic signals like emotional cues that are often lost in traditional NLP systems, contributing to the uncanny valley in voice agents. This talk will dive into the research and architecture behind Valence’s approach to real-time emotion detection at scale, where deep learning models detect emotional shifts across diverse speakers and environments. Shannon will outline the data pipelines, model training considerations, and multi-modal validation strategies that make high-fidelity emotion detection feasible, and discuss open research challenges in scaling emotion AI for production systems.

Molly Cantillon, Founder @ Nox

Title: From On-Demand to On-Accept: The AI Working Ahead of You

Abstract:

Today's AI is reactive: you prompt, it replies. Tomorrow's AI will be anticipatory— speculating on your intents, orchestrating hundreds of micro-decisions in the background, surfacing what you need before that need even materializes. Proactive intelligence will take shape in productivity software and inevitably redefine the interface of computing.

More to be announced