Claude Community Conversations · Tiburon: Making in the Age of AI
When a machine can make anything, what do we build first?
Claude Community Conversations are evening gatherings where a room of neighbors digs into one hard question about AI and what it means for where we live. No slides. No sales pitch. No expertise required — just people thinking out loud together.
This one meets next to a room full of 3D printers, sewing machines, and other maker space equipment.
Belvedere Tiburon's library makerspace exists because people here still want to make things themselves. AI can now draft the design, write the code, and generate the model. So we're asking what that changes — for craftspeople, for small businesses, for anyone who takes satisfaction in building something with their own hands. Where does the tool help? Where does it hollow something out? What would you never hand over?
Who this is for
People who make things. Woodworkers, potters, quilters, 3D printing regulars, tinkerers, scientists, restorers, anyone who builds, fixes, or fabricates — hobby or trade, decades in or three months in.
You do not need to have used Claude or any AI tool. Curiosity is the only prerequisite.
All ages welcome; under 18 with an adult.
How the evening runs
6:00–6:20p — Arrive, coffee, say hello
6:20–6:35p — Welcome and framing the question
6:35–7:20p — Small-group discussion (we'll hand out prompts and worksheets)
7:20–7:45p — Share back with the full room
7:45–8:00p — Closing reflections and mingle
A few things to know
Free and open to everyone.
Refreshments will be served(!)
Come with an opinion or come with nothing. Both work.
We're recording nothing and publishing nothing. What's said in the room stays there.
Thank you
Venue: Belvedere Tiburon Library
Thanks to Ivan Silva, who runs the library's 3D printing and maker space, for opening the room to us.