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SUMMARY:2026 UT REAL Health AI Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Join researchers\, clinicians\, educators\, students and national industry leaders for the University of Texas System’s 2026 UT REAL Health AI Symposium. This event will explore how responsible\, cutting-edge artificial intelligence is transforming health care through collaboration\, innovation and practical application. \nThis event will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. Visit https://utsystem.edu/ai-symposium to learn more and register.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/2026-ut-real-health-ai-symposium/
LOCATION:1900 University Ave.\, Austin\, Texas 78705\, 1900 University Ave.\, Austin\, TX\, 78705
CATEGORIES:AAIA
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SUMMARY:12 Week MBA Fall session
DESCRIPTION:The 12-Week MBA is a part-time mini-MBA that builds practical business skills for the AI era. Small\, carefully selected cohorts\, live faculty-led discussions\, action-based business simulations and team projects are augmented by innovative TED Talks that spark new ideas and perspectives. \nThe 12-Week MBA isn’t self-paced\, on-demand video content. It’s a live experience with carefully selected small cohorts designed by two globally recognized brands\, Abilitie and TED. Each session is fast-moving\, practical\, and discussion-driven\, combining clear frameworks with real-time coaching\, breakout collaboration\, and applied decision-making. You’ll leave every session with sharper judgment\, stronger leadership instincts\, and tools you can use immediately at work. Along the way\, you’ll meet like-minded peers and learn with and from each other. \nTED and Abilitie have curated topic-relevant TED Talks and woven them into the selective cohort-based program. These TED Talk moments are intended to spark new ideas and perspective\, frame a challenge\, or reinforce a concept you’ve just practiced. Each talk is paired with live discussion and guided reflection\, so the insights connect directly to what you’re learning and can be applied right away. \nRegister at https://12weekmba.com/austin-ai
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/12-week-mba-fall-session/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Austin AI Film Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Austin AI Film Festival is built for anyone who loves movies and wants to see how the next generation of cinema is actually made. Across two days\, leading AI filmmakers step on stage to show their work: the exact workflows\, the technical workarounds\, and the creative decisions behind every frame. \nThe films will eventually be online\, but the explanations won’t. In the auditorium at Zach Theater\, you will watch the best hybrid and generative shorts of the year on the big screen\, then hear directly from the mainstage speakers breaking down the craft behind their projects. \nAlongside these creator breakdowns\, you get keynotes from the pioneers building the tools\, and access to a virtual GenJam running the weekend before the festival. The Official Selection screens October 17\, concluding with our judging panel presenting awards on closing night. \nAAIFF is for anyone who wants to see where screen culture is going next. It is designed for film fans and the AI curious who want to watch incredible movies\, hear the stories behind them\, and experience a great weekend in Austin. It is also built for creators and artists looking to learn real-world workflows from top directors\, tech pioneers eager to see how storytellers use and break their software\, and studio leads and producers seeking a clear look at how modern visual production is evolving. \nOctober 16 and 17\, 2026 in Austin\, Texas. Learn more at austinaifilmfest.com \nPrices range from $79-199. Use code AAIFFCOMMUNITY for a 30% discount code on your tickets purchase through https://luma.com/e3mbx2wg.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/austin-ai-film-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Zach Theater\, 202 South Lamar Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78704\, United States
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SUMMARY:Agentic Research Systems
DESCRIPTION:Most AI tools answer one question at a time. In this 3-hour workshop you will design a multi-step research system — a reusable workflow that helps you find\, evaluate\, and apply information across the real-world projects you are already working on. By the end of the session you will have a working first draft of your own.\nWhat You’ll Learn\n\nThe difference between asking AI a question and designing a research system — and why the second one compounds the more you use it\nHow AI inherits the biases of the web it was trained on — and what to do about it in your own workflow\nA plain-English framework for judging credibility — recency\, authority\, evidence\, relevance\nThe vocabulary you actually need: just-in-time help\, multi-step AI helpers\, triangulation\, automation bias\nHow to wire credibility checks into your workflow so you trust what comes out\n\nWhat You’ll Build\nIn the 90-minute hands-on lab\, you will: \n\nPick one real research problem you actually have — a topic you track\, a brief you write\, a class of question you answer over and over\nMap it into a 3–5 step research system: what to pull\, where to cross-check\, how to flag uncertainty\nTest it with a small data set you bring — your PDFs\, URLs\, notes\nLeave with an MVP workflow and a roadmap for taking it further\n\n\nWhat You’ll Leave With\nYou will leave with a tool agnostic contextual documentation that will allow one to continue learning/developing reliable human + ai research capability no matter what tool prevails: \n\n\none defined research “problem” unique to personal context/needs with 90 day roadmap on how to increase effectiveness and productivity\neducation on how to context engineer foundations for multi-agent systems beyond the session\nAAIA help resources and contacts for system development best practices (people to reach out to when uncertainty/ambiguity becomes overwhelming)\n\nWe will use Austin AI Alliance’s own live research program as one teaching case throughout — but everything you build is yours\, on your own topic. \nWho It’s For\n\nAI-curious folks who have used Claude\, ChatGPT\, Gemini\, or Perplexity once and want to go further\nAnalysts\, researchers\, and consultants who do recurring intelligence work\nCivic\, economic-development\, and policy professionals who need defensible source trails\nBuilders and operators evaluating where to invest their AI time\n\nNo build experience required. If you have used one LLM tool\, you are qualified. \nBefore You Arrive\nRequired: \n\nLaptop (any modern OS; nothing to install)\nActive accounts on at least two of: Claude\, ChatGPT\, Gemini\, Perplexity (free tiers are fine)\nOne real research problem or recurring task you would like to work on live\nA small folder of unstructured material — 3–10 PDFs\, URLs\, or text files — related to that problem\n\nFormat\n\nThe first 60 mins will be educational with a discussion about why/how/where agentic research workflows fall short. The  next 30 mins will be hands on foundational around context engineering and defining research “problem definition” and “desired outcomes” that research “agent” will work towards. One short break. The remaining 90 mins will be a hands on “onboarding” research agent + testing + MVP workflow design + setting up feedback loops. Q&A at the end.\n\n \nAbout the instructor: Larry Allen\nAI is disrupting everything. Trust still builds everything. Larry operates at the intersection by bridging emerging technology with proven B2B partnership fundamentals\, helping organizations navigate change while staying connected to authentic value creation. He has facilitated AI literacy and adoption across all scales: enabling individuals to get the most out of their tools\, helping startups integrate AI workflows\, and guiding SMBs through strategic implementation without losing their core values. Larry synthesizes complexity into strategic clarity that drives measurable outcomes. 
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/agentic-research-system-hota/
LOCATION:The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000\, 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA,HOTA
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SUMMARY:Future of Communications Conference
DESCRIPTION:Global instability is reshaping how organizations operate and respond. AI is no longer an experiment. It’s an expectation. Employees increasingly look to their organizations for clarity\, protection and guidance. \nCommunicators like you stand at the epicenter. The opportunity to influence your organization has never been more available. Step into your power by getting ahead of 2027 now. \nThe Future of Communications Conference brings together internal and external communications\, marketing and HR functions to focus on what’s next: guiding organizations through continuous disruption. This is where the conversation moves beyond merely spotting trends to how best to implement for real business impact. \nJoin global and national leaders in Austin\, Tex. for three days of bold keynotes\, hands-on workshops\, expert panels and peer-driven discussions designed to prepare you for 2027. You’ll learn leadership strategies and best-in-class practices to lead through uncertainty\, guide your workforce through change and elevate your brand across stakeholders\, all to prove your value in the moments that matter most. \nRegister at https://www.ragan.com/store/future-of-communications-conference/
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/future-of-communications-conference/
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Austin\, 208 Barton Springs Rd.\, Austin\, 78704\, United States
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SUMMARY:State of AI in Texas 2026
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how Texas operates\, from transportation and infrastructure to hiring and workforce development. This half-day summit at the Austin PBS Studio brings together the people driving that change: workforce leaders\, industry voices\, and policymakers\, for a direct conversation about where Texas AI stands today and the opportunities ahead.\n \nOur keynote speaker is Anh Selissen\, Chief Information Officer for the Texas Department of Transportation. She leads a technology portfolio of more than $500 million and has spent the last several years guiding how AI gets deployed responsibly across one of the state’s largest agencies\, with real implications for public safety and infrastructure. Her perspective grounds the day in what AI adoption actually looks like at scale.\n \n\nThe afternoon is built around additional speakers and panels to be announced and added here. Expected topics include:  \n\n\n\nTexas as a National AI Hub\nBalancing Innovation and Responsibility\nEconomic development\nIndustry ecosystem specifics and trends\nSocial impacts\nGovernment/policy/regulation\nTechnology Horizons (LLMs\, Datacenters\, Quantum\, etc) \nLabor markets and workforce trends\nLooking Ahead\n\n\nAdditional speakers and topics will be announced as the agenda is finalized.\n \nWho should attend\nThis event is open to the public and to members of local AI alliance chapters across Texas\, including Austin\, Houston\, and Dallas.\n \nPricing\nGeneral public admission is $250. Members of local chapters\, including Austin\, Houston\, Dallas\, and other affiliated alliances\, receive a discounted rate of $150.\n \nLocation & Parking\n\n\n\n\nAustin PBS is located at 6101 Highland Campus Dr Building 3000\, Austin\, TX 78752 on the Austin Community College Highland campus. Parking and building map can be found here. The building is on the corner of Clayton Lane and Wilhelmina Delco Drive. Look for the Austin PBS name on the new building\, #3000. We recommend you do not navigate to the street address because it directs you to the back of the building. When using Google Maps\, Apple Maps or Waze\, simply enter “Austin PBS” and you will be navigated to the public entrance. If using rideshare\, navigate to 906 Clayton Lane.  \nPaid street parking available around the building and in the surface lot across the street. Covered parking is available in the Austin Community College Highland South Parking Garage (Entry #5 on Clayton Lane). Parking is free for the parking garage. ADA parking is available in the parking garage. \n  \n \nThank you to our event partners.  \n   \n 
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/state-of-ai-in-texas-2026/
LOCATION:Austin PBS\, 6101 Highland Campus Dr Building 3000\, Austin\, TX\, 78752\, United States
CATEGORIES:TXAIA
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SUMMARY:A Studio of One
DESCRIPTION:A Studio of One \nHow to make video\, podcasts\, and infographics with a whole crew of AI agents\nDescription\nYou used to need a film crew\, a designer\, and a sound engineer to make good content. Now you need to know how to direct AI. In this hands-on evening you’ll set up your own one-person studio and make something real\, on your own topic\, in a single night\, whether that’s a video\, a podcast\, an infographic\, or a set of social posts. \nWe’ll get into two shifts that are quietly changing creative work. First\, the AI agents now built inside creative platforms like Higgsfield\, Runway\, and Luma\, where you describe what you want and the tool handles the production. Second\, the orchestration layer that sits above them\, something like Cowork (Claude’s desktop agent)\, which lets you run the whole stack from one place\, the way a director calls the shots on a set. \nStarting from one idea\, you’ll generate the visuals\, direct AI video\, produce audio for narration or a podcast\, and lay it all out into a finished piece you can publish. You pick the format. The point isn’t any single tool. It’s learning to direct them together\, so you walk out with a system you can run again the next morning. \nTools we’ll use: Cowork (Claude’s desktop agent) as your director’s chair; Higgsfield\, Runway\, and Luma for AI video; ElevenLabs for narration\, podcast audio\, music\, and sound; and AI design tools like Gemini\, Nano Banana\, Ideogram\, and Canva for images\, infographics\, and layout. HeyGen and Descript make cameos. \nWhat You’ll Be Able to Do\n\nTurn one idea into the format that fits: a video\, a podcast\, an infographic\, or a batch of socialposts\nUnderstand the two levels of AI at work: the agents inside creative tools\, and the orchestrationlayer (Cowork) that runs them all\nDirect cinematic AI video across Higgsfield\, Runway\, and Luma\, with control over motion\,camera\, and look\nProduce clean narration or podcast audio\, plus music and sound\, in ElevenLabs\nDesign on-brand images and infographics from one simple prompt system\nUse Cowork to plan the work\, call the right tools\, and help assemble the pieces\, so you’redirecting instead of clicking through apps one at a time\n  \nWhat Makes This Session Different\n\n\nMost AI classes teach one tool. This one shows you how the tools fit together\, which is the part that actually changes how much one person can make. And it’s built to be approachable: if you can describe what you want\, you can do this. \n\nYou leave with a real\, finished piece in a format you choose\, not a random demo clip\nYou learn the orchestration layer\, the human-in-charge idea at the heart of HOTA\, not justanother app\nYou build something on your own topic and walk out with a system you can rerun\nTaught by a practitioner who ships this work for brands and has driven more than 10 millionviews\nSmall format\, hands-on\, real time for real questions. No rushed demos\, no death by slide deck\n\nWho It’s For\nMarketers\, communicators\, founders\, educators\, creators\, and anyone who wants to make content but doesn’t have a team to do it. This is beginner-friendly. If you’ve used ChatGPT or Claude even once\,you’re ready. No design\, video\, or audio experience required. Curiosity and a topic you care about are allyou need. \nBefore You Arrive\nA little setup ahead of time means more making and less waiting on the night. Required: \n\nA charged laptop (phones and tablets won’t work for this)\nA topic you genuinely want to make something about\nThe Claude desktop app installed so you can follow the Cowork steps\nA Google account (for Gemini and NotebookLM)\nFree accounts created at Higgsfield\, Runway\, Luma\, ElevenLabs\, Canva\, and HeyGen\n\nOptional but helpful: \n\nYour brand basics (logo\, colors) and a few links or notes on your topic\n\nInstructor Bio\nSteve Mudd is the CEO of Talentless AI\, an AI-native creative studio based in Austin\, and a 2026 AI Leadership Award winner from the Austin AI Alliance. He builds AI video and agent-driven content systems for brands and studios\, and his AI content has generated more than 10 million views across TikTok\, LinkedIn\, and YouTube. He’s an AI Expert for B2B Marketing’s Propolis community and a resident AI expert and keynote speaker for Ragan Communications. Steve runs AI bootcamps\, coaching sessions\, and hands-on workshops that help marketers\, communicators\, and creators put AI to work in the jobs they actually do. \n  \n 
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/hota-november-a-studio-of-one/
LOCATION:The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000\, 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA,HOTA
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SUMMARY:Human Orchestration of Tools and Agents - TBA
DESCRIPTION:Most training sessions leave you inspired but not equipped. HOTA was built to fix that. \nHuman Orchestrated Tools and Agents is the Austin AI Alliance’s hands-on training program. Each session focuses on one tool\, one skill\, or one workflow — with enough time to actually learn it\, practice it\, and ask real questions. No rushed demos. No passive slide decks. No death by PowerPoint. \nThese are paid\, small-format sessions designed for professionals who are serious about building real AI skills. You’ll work alongside peers who are figuring out the same challenges you are\, guided by practitioners who use these tools every day. \nTopic: To be announced soon
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/hota-december/
LOCATION:The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000\, 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA,HOTA
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