Mindstone San Francisco August AI Meetup

Welcome to the biggest Practical AI Meetup in San Francisco!

Join us once a month as we explore the world of artificial intelligence, its cutting-edge practical applications, and the astonishing projects that are shaping our future.

Why should you attend?

Get up close and personal with the AI projects that are redefining the boundaries of technology and human potential.
Learn from the brightest minds in the field and gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving AI landscape.
Unleash your curiosity, fuel your creativity, and expand your network as you connect with fellow AI aficionados and pioneers.

What you can expect?

Mindstone events consist of three talks covering different aspects:

What I Learned Building With LLMs: A technical talk breaking down the process for building a product using AI with real-life learnings and insights.
How To Be More Productive Using AI: A practical demo and step-by-step guide on how to use AI to speed up and improve tasks.
What Does The Future Look Like With AI?: A theoretical talk on the impact of AI on work, life and society.

After the talks we'll have pizza, drinks, and time to connect with everyone around you.

Don't miss the opportunity to see what's really happening in AI - you'll be surprised at what's already possible today.

We have limited spots available, so get your ticket ahead of time to avoid disappointment!

Agenda

Doors open

Welcome to the event

Introduction

Welcome and event introduction

How to Be More Productive Using AI: Compressing Months of Work into Minutes With Real Sales and Zero Waste by Diarra Bousso

In fashion, time and waste destroy both creativity and profit. I want to show what happens when you compress three months of creative work into minutes and how that shift transforms not just how we design, but how we drive demand, reduce waste, and grow revenue. As the founder of DIARRABLU, I’ve built an AI-powered design system that takes us from initial concept to real-time community validation. Fashion is one of the most wasteful industries in the world. 85% of textiles end up in landfills. Most brands still design in isolation, mass-produce blindly, and hope the market responds. I’ll offer a live look into a different future: one where creativity is amplified, waste is nearly eliminated, and every product decision is driven by data, emotion, and real-time feedback. Most importantly All of this happens with the human at the center, from our community voting on what they love to our artisans handcrafting each piece with soul. If AI is to transform fashion, it must amplify us, not replace us. Used with purpose, it sharpens our creativity, deepens our values, and helps build a future that’s not just faster, but more conscious and alive.

Practical demo from OpenAI

Practical demo from Zach Lawryk, global head of solutions engineering at Open AI

Live Ideation Workshop by Jeremy Utley

Working together, and with AI, we'll riff on the OpenAI and Diarrablu demos to make their insights and tools hyper-practical to our own day-to-day work.

Wrap Up

Closing remarks and next steps

Pizza, Drinks & Networking

Casual networking with food and drinks