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A community of engineers, designers, and thinkers exploring AI together. Seattle, bi-weekly.

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01 / Next Meetup

Session 021

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
TBD · Seattle, WA
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02 / Why We Exist

Human 2 Human
is Key

Every major technological shift in history — from the spinning jenny to the smartphone — changed not just what we could do, but how we relate to each other. AI is the latest chapter in this story, and perhaps the most profound.

The Seattle Human-AI Collective exists because the most important conversations about AI aren't happening in boardrooms or on Twitter. They're happening when curious people sit across from each other, share a coffee, and ask: "What does this mean for us?"

We meet biweekly to explore AI together — not as passive consumers of technology, but as active participants in shaping how it integrates into our lives, our work, and our communities.

"The best way to predict the future is to create it together."

fig. — automation through the ages

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03 / Who We Are

Meet the Humans

An engineer, a builder, and a designer walked into a coffee shop. The conversation hasn't stopped since.

Shreyans Khunteta

Shreyans Khunteta

Founder

Senior software engineer and AI practitioner, bringing deep C#/.NET expertise to building intelligent systems. Built Kali and a portfolio with its own MCP server, so AI assistants can query the work directly. Finished The Happiness Liability, a sci-fi novel about emotional labor and algorithmic capitalism, now in editing. Started this club because the best AI conversations happen face-to-face.

builtbyshrey.com
Aleks Allen

Aleks Allen

Co-founder

Builder, photographer, philosopher. AI engineer working in on-device ML; ex-Amazon Prime Video, back in industry full-time since summer 2026. After hours, builds tools for reading, thinking, and remembering — ideAI, CluTerm, and ChorusReader — plus this website's physarum background. Believes velocity is an emergent property of the system.

studiolo.svetim.fm
Lidia Ochoa

Lidia Ochoa

Co-founder

Product designer who came to design through years of teaching and accessibility work. Moves between research, interaction design, and working software, often prototyping with AI. ComBoard, an AAC app built with a nonspeaking student, led to 9.8× more successful communication-tool uses per day. Co-curated Our Light Unbound and designed our Show & Tell gallery walk.

uxbylidiaochoa.com
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