Why Human in the Loop Is Key
Automation in 2026: Why Human in the Loop Matters More Than Ever
How CEOs, founders, and COOs can redesign workflows, reduce errors, and scale automation responsibly while keeping human judgment at the center.
Gild Curated Circuit in Austin, TX
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · 6:00–8:30 PM
Presented in partnership with Tecla
Scale your teams and build your AI projects with top nearshore talent trusted by Austin’s fastest-growing companies.
About the Dinner
Automation is spreading across every part of the business. AI now writes, codes, summarizes, forecasts, and powers workflows that used to depend entirely on people. The question for leaders is no longer whether to automate. It is how to design automation so it improves quality, increases speed, and strengthens decision making.
This private Gild dinner brings together CEOs, founders, and COOs for an off-the-record conversation about where automation creates real leverage and where human judgment remains essential. No panels. No pitches. Just operators sharing what is actually working as they reshape their companies for 2026.
We keep this room intentionally small and curated for leaders who own execution, process, and outcomes.
In This Session, We Will Explore
Where automation creates the most impact in 2026
When human judgment is required for quality and trust
How to combine AI systems with human oversight
Examples of workflows that improved and workflows that broke
How roles and responsibilities are shifting as automation expands
Operational and cultural risks leaders must anticipate
You Will Walk Away With
A framework for deciding when to automate and when to keep humans involved
Ideas to increase speed and reliability across your team
Lessons from real-world experiments that succeeded and failed
Insight into how automation changes hiring, training, and management
New relationships with senior operators across Austin
Who Will Be in the Room
This dinner is reserved for senior company operators, including:
CEOs
Founders
COOs
Presidents and owners with responsibility for operations and performance
A curated and high-signal room, by design.