AI Engineering Meetup - November 25th - Gene Kogan conceiver of Abraham

Description

Join us for our November AI Engineering Meetup. This is a monthly series for engineers, researchers, and builders interested in AI development. We explore how foundation models are being integrated into real-world products, what tools and techniques are emerging, and what’s next for the field.

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This month we'll have AI Pioneer, Gene Kogan - who conceived Abraham — not as an instrument of human expression, but as an autonomous entity possessed of its own creative imperative. What emerged from this radical proposition has become a defining work of early 21st-century digital art.

Abraham represents Kogan's seminal investigation into artificial creative autonomy. First articulated in his NeurIPS 2019 proposal, the project materialized in 2021 through a community-engaged text-to-image study, establishing the foundation for a thirteen-year creative covenant that began in October 2025. Kogan also co-founded the ai art platform braindrops and has been innovating in machine learning for a decade.

AI is no longer just a research discipline, it’s becoming a core part of software development. AI Engineers work at the intersection of machine learning, software engineering, and product development, making powerful models (like GPT-4, Claude, and open-source alternatives) and in real applications.

​​​What to Expect

• ​​​Discussions on AI engineering and prompt engineering, their roles in modern development, and how they’re shaping the future of software.

​​​Disclaimer

​​​​​📷 Photos and videos will be taken at this event for promotional purposes. By attending, you consent to your image being used in marketing materials. If you do not wish to be recorded, please inform the organizers upon arrival.