dev/ai/nyc Brings the Real-World Product Questions Around AI Back Into One Room

dev/ai/nyc is scheduled for 2026-10-28 in New York. A fireside conversation on the product and technical decisions behind BeeBot, AI in physical spaces, and what has changed since Foursquare.

The meaningful AI product question is rarely whether a model can produce an interaction. It is whether the interaction stays useful when it meets a city, a customer, and all the conditions a demo did not contain.

Why this matters now

The technology cycle is producing new capabilities faster than the operating answers around them. A useful room does not pretend those answers are settled. It lets builders compare what works in theory with what stays true when a product reaches people, workflows, and an existing business.

dev/ai/nyc centers Dennis Crowley, co-founder and CEO of Hopscotch Labs, and Jeff Smith, Head of Product, AI at Automattic. That makes this more than a generic networking entry. It is a chance to place a concrete product or research conversation inside the wider work of building technology people can actually use and trust.

What the organizer has confirmed

• Doors at 5:30 PM ET
• Fireside conversation at 6:00 PM ET
• Discussion of BeeBot, AI in physical spaces, and product decisions
• Drinks and light bites after the conversation

Event details

• Date: 2026-10-28
• Time: 5:30 PM ET
• Location: New York venue disclosed by organizer, New York, NY
• Organizer: dev/ai/nyc
• Access: The organizer controls registration and location disclosure.
• Official information: Registration and current organizer details

The official organizer page remains the source of truth for any schedule, venue, access, or participant changes.