BRAIN - AI Applications and Tooling Meetup

Come share and learn how people are actually using AI in their day-to-day work - whether that's coding, engineering, creative projects, or solving business problems.

We'll skip the "what is AI" basics and focus on practical stuff: real workflows, useful tools, and honest experiences. You don't need to be an AI expert - just curious about doing more than asking ChatGPT questions.

This month we'll have Adrian Holtham from Plainlight (https://plainlight.com.au/) a Ballarat AI consultancy and training firm. Adrian will discuss:

Automating Business Workflows with AI and Make.com
See how AI can move from chat to real work by connecting the tools you already use into simple automated business workflows. I will demo Make.com automations that combine AI with email, docs, and other systems so you can reduce repetitive manual steps and speed up delivery.  

What to expect:

• Main Talk: A chosen presenter will give a 15-30 minute feature talk on an emerging AI technology or a unique use-case in their industry.

• Lightning Talks: Any participants are welcome to stand up for 5 minutes and talk/show how they use AI day to day, or a project they're excited about. Feel free to bring your own talk!

• Info about BRAIN (Ballarat Regional AI Network) and future meetups

Who should come: Anyone already tinkering with AI or ready to move beyond the basics. Developers, engineers, creators, business folks - all welcome. Bring your laptop if you want to try things out.

This is a collaboration between BRAIN (www.brain.net.au) and Ballarat Hackerspace. We're planning more sessions, so let us know if you'd like to present your own AI workflow at a future meetup.

Topic's covered: Text, image and audio generation. Software used. System architecture breakdown. Live demos.

If you’re a developer, engineer, or curious technologist, this session is a hands-on look at running and integrating local LLMs into real-world environments

Tickets required - see you there!