AI Builders Berlin: Civic Lab (Special Edition)
Join us for this very special edition of AI Builders, an evening of knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and making some positive impact in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology, District Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, nextlearning e. V., and Politics for Tomorrow!
// YOU CAN EXPECT:
🖥️ Practical sessions
Explore agentic AI for urban decision-support and GeoData🤝 🍻 Time to Connect
Discuss, network, and share experiences with fellow builders🍕 Plenty of Pizza & Snacks Provided
// FOR WHO?
✅ AI Engineers, ML practitioners, all builders
✅ Projects on RAG, agents, geodata, or AI-driven decision-support tools
✅ Anyone curious about using AI in real democratic institutions
⚠️ Technical knowledge is optional; curiosity & realism required
// THEME OF THIS SPECIAL EDITION
How can AI be used to improve coordination for Berlin?
What could be used today already? Perhaps your project?
Berlin has a complex urban system shaped by limited staff, fragmented data, regulation, political accountability, physical infrastructure, and long time horizons. The time has come to ask seriously:
How can our new AI capabilities help in decision making?
(eg. decentralized AI, secure compute, OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, RAG, Computer Vision, GIS agents, simulations, etc. etc.)
Together in the room with civil servants and researchers, we will map together:
🧩 What functions AI systems can provide
(e.g., extraction, routing, triage, forecasting, secure orchestration, coordination)📍 Where those functions intersect with district-level challenges
🛡️ What must change for responsible public deployment (auditability, least-privilege access, security, value criteria)
🚀 Which capabilities are ready for applied pilots — and what a realistic pathway looks like
This 'working session' builds on nextlearning’s collaboration across district administration, scientific modelling, and civic coordination, and is part of a cooperation with the District of Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology.
//AGENDA
17:15 Doors Open
17:30 Networking
18:00 Pizza
18:20 Welcome & Context
18:30 Framing Input: The City as Ecosystem
Short cases from:
Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology
District Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
18:55 Translation Lab
Structured mapping exercise of your projects & their functionalities
19:30 — Break ---
19:45 Working Groups
Three real-life challenge spaces
20:30 Feasibility Round
What realistically moves forward from the night together
20:45 Informal discussion
21:15 Close & Networking
This is an applied inquiry under constraint.
Between acceleration and inertia, there is real design work to be done. Come be a part of it!
// FAQ
What’s AI Builders?
We are a community of 5000+ AI builders experimenting with tools, agents, and AI-enabled workflows. We aim to make our community co-owned and co-governed by attendees.
Will it be recorded?
Possibly — some recordings and photos are standard, by attending you consent. Let one of the organizers know if you would not like to be filmed!
I’m not technical. Can I join?
Yes, this session is structured for mixed experience. Technical knowledge is optional but curiosity & realism are required.
Why do I need to pay?
March is a full collaboration with the city and Max Planck Institute. Budget covers facilitation, venue, catering, and resources to deliver a high-quality, focused session. Sponsored/free tickets are always available for those in need. For a subsidized ticket or to volunteer please email [email protected]
// LOCATION
We look forward to hang out with you:
CIC (Cambridge Innovation Campus)
Right next to Görlitzer Park.
Thanks to our friends at Æthos
Vibes Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=mxFR8V8_f2g&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fluma.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjY