Talks & Sessions

Class sessions, conference talks, and workshops on AI capability research, the Six Laws of AI-Era Software Engineering, and BIG Tools.

October 16, 2026·Rhode Island College · GDG Providence

DevFest Providence 2026 · Build for Good: AI Lab for Housing

A free, hands-on build day where affordable-housing professionals, nonprofit leaders, and civic organizers prototype pilot tools with agentic AI (Gemini, Antigravity, Claude Code). Co-hosted by GDG Providence, Ascend Impact Advisors, and Rhode Island's AI Hub.

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April 29, 2026·Brown University · Embodied Brain Technology Practicum

Ways to Discover a Good Idea: Six Laws of Real Cognitive Work

Class session walking the cohort through the Six Laws of AI-Era Software Engineering and the BIG Tools toolkit that instantiates them — one Known-Knowns gate plus seven tools. Co-taught with Chris Moore and Carl Moore.

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