Our community includes technologists, founders, operators, researchers, students, investors, and professionals from many other fields. Some participants work directly in artificial intelligence. Others are trying to better understand its impact on their industries, organizations, and careers.
Community
Community
Tampa Bay AI is built around the belief that artificial intelligence should be explored through broad participation and serious conversation. The strongest discussions happen when people from different disciplines bring their experience and perspective into the room.
Who It Is For
Who the Community Is For
You do not need to be in software, engineering, or technology to participate.
What to Expect
What to Expect
Tampa Bay AI is intended to be a thoughtful and welcoming environment for discussion. Participants should expect respectful dialogue, a range of viewpoints, and conversations that aim for substance rather than superficial excitement.
Community Principles
Community Principles
We value curiosity, seriousness, openness, and practical understanding. We believe artificial intelligence deserves discussion that is informed, balanced, and grounded in real questions and real implications.
Curiosity
Questions matter. We make room for them.
Seriousness
The topic deserves attention beyond surface-level novelty.
Openness
Different perspectives strengthen the conversation.
Practical Understanding
We favor useful insight over exaggerated claims.
Slack
Stay Connected Between Events
Join The AI Collective Slack workspace, then meet us in
#tampa-chapter for local conversation.
Build With Us
Tell Us What We Can Build For You
We are interested in hearing from groups and community organizations that could benefit from free development support. If there is something useful we may be able to help build for your community, tell us about it.
This is a community support initiative, not the core purpose of Tampa Bay AI.