New York · Vellum AI
Hosted by New York AI Users
Looking to stay ahead in AI's fast-moving landscape? Join NYC AI Users for an evening of cutting-edge talks, live demos, and networking at Vellum AI's downtown Manhattan office. This monthly meetup brings together founders, engineers, creatives, and AI enthusiasts to explore how tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Midjourney are reshaping our work and lives — no technical background required. What to Expect This March gathering features two expert-led talks covering the bleeding edge of AI development and practical applications: What's Coming After Coding Agents — David Vargas, founding engineer at Vellum, reveals why nearly 40% of his pull requests are now handled by coding agents — and why they might soon become obsolete. Drawing from his work building a reliable personal assistant, David argues that personal intelligence will replace coding agents entirely. He'll walk through critical engineering principles for safe, trustworthy AI systems: strict permission scoping, full visibility, progressive trust, and safeguards against overreach. Expect insights on persistent memory, local vs cloud security tradeoffs, and how assistants will transform workflows in the coming months. David holds a Master's in Computer Science and a Bachelor's in Mathematics and Computer Science from MIT. Investing with AI — Leonid Gorkin presents Portfolio Genius, a platform leveraging advanced AI to build and analyze portfolios across stocks, ETFs, and crypto. A Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology graduate who's engineered at Morgan Stanley, Google, and Snapchat (where he led backend development for Snap Map serving millions daily), Leonid shares development challenges, technical decisions, and the AI technologies powering intelligent portfolio management. The Experience After the talks, enjoy extended social time with speakers and attendees over free drinks and food courtesy of Ai4, organizers of America's largest AI conference. The evening combines education with genuine community connection — a hallmark of events from the creators of New York Tech & Beer®. Whether you're exploring Cursor for development, Replit for prototyping, or just curious about AI's possibilities, you'll find your people here. Find more AI events in [New York](https://www.createwith.com/c
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