AI Tinkerers - Chicago
September Meetup
Sep
17
Tuesday
5:30PM to 8:30PM CDT
Main Stage Speakers
Rakesh Kumar
Rakesh Kumar
Founder/CTO at ValuePath Inc.
Navigating unstructured data using Python and Swift for actionable insights.
Philip Kiely
Philip Kiely
Technical Writer at Baseten
Learn how logit biasing ensures structured LLM outputs for reliable, open-source tool selection.
Sam Edelstein
Sam Edelstein
Founder at Lynkster
Walle - financial infrastructure for ai agents
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Build shopping agents that handle payments without storing credit cards.
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Dexter Horthy
Dexter Horthy
CEO at HumanLayer
Given agents safe access to high-stakes tools with HumanLayer
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Learn to build human-in-the-loop workflows for safer autonomous AI agents.
Sumanth Reddy Pandugula
Sumanth Reddy Pandugula
Principal Architect, Office of CTO at Vitech
Build a WhatsApp bot using AI to identify ripe produce.