AI Con USA 2025 - Architecture - Design
Customize your AI Con USA 2025 experience with sessions covering architecture and design.
Monday, June 9
Leveraging Generative AI for Software Productivity
Executive leaders across the globe have been asking a relatively simple yet profound question: Can we leverage generative AI to transform our business, enterprise, or industry? For software-based companies, focus has either been on differentiating their product and service offerings using this new technology. But how about leveraging generative AI to improve team productivity and efficiency? This may be possible but how do you measure its success? What are some of the key use cases within business analysis, development, and testing that software teams can use? Are there any pitfalls...
Become an AI Power User
NewImpostering a bit in the AI-verse? Overwhelmed by daily AI announcements? Unsure you're using AI most effectively? Tiny bit of FOMO? We've got you covered! In this workshop, we'll help you become an AI Power User. Become a boss at your job, whatever your role or industry! We'll show you where AI shines and where you'll want to be careful, plus toss you lots of hands-on practice. In our time together, we'll help you pinpoint YOUR niche, build a custom AI assistant, and develop a comms strategy to show off your new skills. You'll walk out with cutting-edge knowledge, a prompt library...
Tuesday, June 10
Common Software, Data, and AI Architectures and the Ways They Fail
NewThis tutorial will examine the complexity that lives in software systems, data ingestion workflows, MLOps pipelines, and artificial intelligence systems. This session blends together cloud architecture, quality assurance, risk management, and security mindsets as Matt Eland explores how modern systems are structured, the problems their complexity helps us solve, and the ways these systems can break - or be broken. The session will alternate between interactive lectures with practical illustrations and group exercises around case studies as you explore how existing systems can fail and what...
Wednesday, June 11
Best Practices for Using AI for Structured Data Extraction
Structured data extraction, or data tagging, is one of the easiest and impactful applications of modern AI. Before the wide availability of pre-trained AI models, the process of “understanding” unstructured data either required constructing complex heuristic logic or investing in a machine learning team who could train models in-house. Now, cheap and powerful tagging machines are an API call away, redefining what is possible for how we can understand our data. In this talk, I'll share how we’ve used AI at Yahoo News to improve our content understanding pipelines. Yahoo was a pioneer in...
The Impact of AI on Developer Productivity
Generative AI tools hold promise to increase human productivity. In the world of software development, GitHub Copilot was one of the first practical applications of the use of generative AI to support developer productivity. However, measuring software productivity is non-trivial. For example, developer productivity gains is more than just producing code faster. If these artifacts don’t meet quality standards or themselves bring cost efficiency challenges then there may not be much overall improvement. To truly understand the benefits and challenges of AI-powered copilots requires real-...
Unlocking Agentic AI Superpowers in the Quantum Multiverse
Step into the future of AI with an immersive dive into the cutting-edge world of AI-Augmented GenAI and how it intercepts with Quantum technologies. This session explores the intersection of multi-threaded AI workflows and the powerful anomaly detection capabilities made possible by Quantum-inspired computing. Discover the latest trends in ModelOps, where agile deployment strategies for domain-specific generative AI models are accelerating innovation in industries ranging from healthcare to defense. Jonathon will uncover how GraphRAG (Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is...
Navigating AI Governance: Building Trust in a Regulated Future
As artificial intelligence systems increasingly influence critical decisions across industries, ensuring compliance with evolving governance and regulatory standards is both a challenge and a necessity. This presentation will explore the complexities of AI governance, focusing on balancing innovation with compliance in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Vijay Panwar will examine real-world challenges such as bias mitigation, data privacy adherence, and ethical transparency, providing actionable strategies to design AI systems that comply with global standards like GDPR and emerging...
AI at Scale: Balancing Innovation, Governance, and Risk in Large Organizations
As AI reshapes industries, large organizations must scale innovation while upholding governance, security, and ethical responsibility. Deploying AI at scale isn’t just a technical challenge—it’s a strategic balancing act between agility and compliance, risk and reward. Andreas Bohman, CIO at the University of Washington, will discuss strategies to drive AI-powered innovation without compromising regulatory obligations, operational effectiveness, or public trust. He will share governance strategies that enable innovation rather than restrict it. He’ll also talk about addressing critical...
AI for Real People—Panel
We have heard a LOT of hype about AI and AGI and ASI and all of the nonsense. But in year 3 of Generative AI, people are actually moving beyond talking and finding real value in AI. Come and hear from REAL AI implementers about how AI is having an impact on businesses across the board including small businesses, non-profits, big companies, and more.
Thursday, June 12
Five Ways to Operationalize AI at Scale
Enterprises often struggle with how to incorporate AI and machine learning in a repeatable, sustainable manner. In today’s competitive landscape, AI is no longer just a trend but a necessity. Generative AI has quickly become an essential tool for businesses—and with companies expected to explain its usage and justify any lack thereof—organizations are looking for ways to leverage AI at scale. This keynote provides a strategic roadmap to unlock the full potential of AI within organizations, focusing on cultural readiness, enablement, ethical considerations, and addressing biases. Attendees...
Amazing Ways Retailers Are Using Generative AI
Generative AI is transforming the retail industry by enabling innovative approaches to customer engagement, personalization, and operational efficiency. Retailers are leveraging AI-driven tools to create personalized shopping experiences, from generating tailored product recommendations to crafting dynamic marketing content. In e-commerce, generative AI enhances virtual try-ons and product design, allowing for more interactive and immersive customer journeys. Additionally, retailers use AI for predictive inventory management, automating supply chain decisions, and optimizing logistics....
The Future of AI Agents
The future of AI agents is rapidly evolving, with increasing importance across diverse sectors. AI agents, defined by their current capabilities, are poised for significant transformation. Several key trends are shaping this future. Advancements in models are enhancing AI agent communication. Agent frameworks are evolving to make AI Agents easier to create and manage. Personalization and adaptability are driving the development of AI agents that learn user preferences and adapt accordingly. Simultaneously, ethical guidelines and responsible AI development are gaining prominence....