What AI Ain't: A conversation about AI hype, real talk, and why the sky probably isn't falling | AI Week 2026 · Day 2

​Wednesday May 6th

​What AI Ain't: A conversation about AI hype, real talk, and why the sky probably isn't falling

​We spend a lot of time talking about what AI is going to change. This session flips that. Join us for a candid, curious conversation about what AI isn't — at least not in the way the loudest voices would have you believe.

​From Y2K panic to the dot-com crash, history is full of moments where technology fear outpaced reality. We've been here before. And the people who navigated those moments without flinching have a lot to teach us.

​Part panel, part open conversation — this is a space to ask the honest questions, push back on the noise, and walk away with a clearer, calmer sense of what AI actually means for your work, your community, and your life.

​No buzzwords. No doom. Just real talk.

​Facilitated by Talib Graves-Manns and Special Guest TBA