{"id":277986,"date":"2025-08-21T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/?p=277986"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:53:41","slug":"ai-tinkerers-now-has-a-dallas-fort-worth-chapter-this-is-for-people-who-are-actually-using-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/ai-tinkerers-now-has-a-dallas-fort-worth-chapter-this-is-for-people-who-are-actually-using-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Tinkerers Now Has a <nobr>Dallas-Fort Worth<\/nobr> Chapter: &#8216;This&nbsp;Is for People Who Are Actually Using AI&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A global community for AI builders has landed in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>Dallas has no shortage of AI buzz, and now it has a new community for the people actually building with the technology. This summer, AI Tinkerers, a global network with meetups in more than 80 cities, launched a Dallas-Fort Worth chapter. <\/p>\n<p>The push came from Anmolika Singh, a data scientist at Stanley Black &amp; Decker and vice president of professional development for the local chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><br \/>\nSingh <a href=\"https:\/\/sayyestodallas.com\/my-dallas-story\/anmolika\/\">moved to Dallas<\/a> in 2022 after graduating from Penn State, drawn by the region\u2019s growing reputation as a tech hub. She was looking for a way to stay plugged in and up to date on tech, both for professional and personal reasons. There are several groups in the area for people interested in artificial intelligence, but she wanted one with the same meet-up feel for people who work with AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew about AI Tinkerers, but there wasn\u2019t a local chapter,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_278277\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278277\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-Tinkerers_AnmolikaSingh-970.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"636\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-278277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anmolika Singh [Photo: AI Tinkerers]<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Filling a need<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Singh applied to organize a chapter and was approved quickly. Just three months later, on July 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/dallas-fort-worth.aitinkerers.org\/\">AI Tinkerers DFW<\/a> held its first meeting at Hexa coworking in Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is for people who are actually using AI, building startups or projects or students who are engaged in hands-on work,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is not just an introduction to the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>An impressive start<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first meetup attracted\u00a0more than 30 professionals, founders, CEOs, and CTOs, including leaders from 7-Eleven, Ford Motor Company, USAA, Visa Inc., and J.P. Morgan. They presented projects they\u2019re working on, shared best practices with like-minded people, and brainstormed solutions to issues they haven\u2019t been able to solve on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Among them was Lestan D\u2019Souza, co-founder and CTO of ReKnew, a consultancy that facilitates AI adoption, who said he felt he was among peers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I heard tonight and what we hear a lot of times from our clients is they can\u2019t really put their finger on the failure,\u201d D\u2019Souza said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said there\u2019s pressure from boards of directors and CEOs to demonstrate the value and reap the benefits they hear so much about. Leaders don\u2019t always understand why replicating that success isn\u2019t easier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey throw lots of money at it and then see that just money is not going to get the results they want,\u201d D\u2019Souza\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-Tinkerers_LestanDSouza_ReKnew-970.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"464\" \/>He added that organizations are struggling with leveraging data and AI to transform business processes. It\u2019s the right time for a group of AI professionals dedicated to solving that problem and sharing best practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was begging for a community like this in Dallas,\u201d said Dwayne Joseph. \u201cI love AI. I have a retail background, but I joined a boot camp to learn how to code. I got my first job as an email developer, but I didn\u2019t want to stop there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph took more AI boot camps, and one of his teachers\u2014who runs AI Tinkerers in Canada\u2014told him about the group. Joseph\u2019s career pivot coincided with Singh\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s how I ended up here tonight,\u201d Joseph said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A network of builders<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Singh said she saw consistent registration after posting the event on social media. She also did proactive outreach, including direct engagement with local tech leaders and partnerships with organizations such as ReKnew. Those efforts found the right audience, and the event\u2019s success reflects the importance of tech in local culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-Tinkerers_listening-970.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"464\" \/>Singh plans to expand the chapter\u2019s activities to include technical booths, community dinners, and collaborative hackathons, further strengthening Dallas\u2019s position as a hub for AI innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pace of change is making it really hard to do two things,\u201d said D\u2019Souza. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to keep up, and it\u2019s hard to catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attendees hope this new community will address both challenges\u2014connecting builders and accelerating innovation in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stay tuned for upcoming dates, and <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/calendar\/\">watch the Dallas Innovates calendar<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p><em>Voices contributor Nicole Ward is a data journalist for the Dallas Regional Chamber.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss what&#8217;s next. 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