The speed at which AI is moving and new products are being released is wild. People are still getting used to Claude Cowork, and yesterday Claude released its Managed Agents platform (see here). Like everyone, I find it hard to stay on top of it all. Actually getting around to playing with all these tools is even harder.

A friend told me about a group of AI engineers who work at companies like Meta during the day and do evening sessions on Wednesdays where they share the latest and explain it to the participants. On top of that, they do hands-on sessions where everyone practices setting up their own versions of the new tool(s) and building with them. The AI engineers help everyone, but participants also help each other.

I’ve decided I’m going to attend these sessions. Other people who want to stay on top of AI and learn the latest sound like a good group to be a part of. Plus, the idea of learning by doing suits me well, especially when I can do it with a group of like-minded people.

AI is real and will have a profound impact. The speed at which it’s moving is forcing me to take a different approach to learning about it.