From AI Experiments to Real Customer Impact: Human-Centered AI Is the New Way to Build Businesses That Last
Monday, November 2, 2026, 3:00 PM PST – 5:00 PM PST
Kiln · 17190 Bernardo Center Dr Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92128, USA
Hosted by WE ARE IN AI™
As part of San Diego Startup Week 2026, WE ARE IN AI™ brings a hands-on human-centered AI design experience to the startup community. Every startup has access to the same AI models. So why are some pulling ahead while others are stuck experimenting? The differentiator is not the technology. It never was. It is how you design for people. Most founders are adding AI to their products and workflows without asking the most important questions first. Who is this actually for? What do they genuinely need? And how will this change how they work, decide, and grow? The startups turning AI experiments into real customer impact are the ones that put the human at the center of every decision. Not as an afterthought. In this hands-on workshop you bring an AI challenge to the table. Whether you are building an AI product, adding AI to your workflows, or trying to figure out where AI actually fits in your business. You will work in small groups through a human-centered AI design experience that will help you understand who you are building for and what they actually need. You will leave with a sharper customer lens on how you are using AI and at least one concrete idea that changes what you build or ship next. Because AI is not enough. Human-centered AI is the new way of building businesses that last. Special thanks to Kiln Rancho Bernardo for providing us the space to host this event. Learn more about WE ARE IN AI Space is intentionally limited to ensure a high-impact, collaborative environment, we are limiting attendance for this event. WE ARE IN AI™ reserves the right to modify the event agenda, speakers, and programming at any time. Please note this event is for educational purposes only. As an open community event we encourage participants to use publicly available information about their business when sharing during the event.