“Placeholder — a night that named the FUD instead of feeding it.”
Member 01 · LinkedInAbout us
AI Commons is a community of like-minded AI Engineers, CTOs, CEOs and AI Entrepreneurs. We meet over nights, AMAs and intimate round tables to share the latest AI trends, AI experiments and open source projects — while keeping judgement and taste explicitly human.
We believe that AI is a tool that gives time back to information workers — to think more clearly, plan with quality, and provide real solutions to business and human problems that ultimately move the needle.
AI Manifesto
We believe AI is here to give time back — to engineers, designers, product managers, and to all of us.
Going faster is not the goal.
It is what happens when people have time to think clearly, and act on well-informed plans.
AI is just the tool that frees us from tasks that consume entire days — giving back time to communicate, think, align, plan and act.
If this resonates with you, you are not alone.
Download it. Quote it. Carry it into the room.
- 1Guard taste, outsource the rest
- 2More time to think, removes time to ship
- 3Personal connection, over chats in threads
- 4Focus on creating good, not creating more
- 5Prioritise human creativity, not going faster
Three cities.
One conversation.
Short talks on findings, tools and recommendations — then the people in the room. Placeholder dates until the calendar is live.
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Three cities on the map. Melbourne and Brisbane are live. Grey pins are waiting for a lead — grab one, we interview, then branding is strict.
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What our members say
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“Placeholder — an engineer who got time back to think.”
Member 02 · LinkedIn“Placeholder — a designer who stopped hiding behind Slack.”
Member 03 · LinkedIn“Placeholder — a PM who used the extra hours on the actual problem.”
Member 04 · LinkedIn“Placeholder — someone who walked in scared AI would take their job.”
Member 05 · LinkedIn“Placeholder — a CTO who needed the humanism version, not the vendor deck.”
Member 06 · LinkedIn“Placeholder — Melbourne as time in the room with other departments.”
Member 07 · LinkedIn“Placeholder — Sydney nights that made connection the point of the time we got back.”
Member 08 · LinkedIn“Placeholder — Brisbane, thinking without duress.”
Member 09 · LinkedIn
AI gifts us time back,
don't waste it.
Our businesses sped up to light speed, and profits soared. Growth became the chase — and a lot of people stopped thinking. After COVID, a lot of us stopped talking too, hiding behind Slack and Messenger apps.
Now we are the bottleneck — and that is as it should be. We hold the keys to beauty, aesthetic, and judgement. Let AI take the labour. We keep the direction, and the taste.
Let AI give us the time back — time to think clearly, not under duress. In that space we work on the human problems that matter, and find elegant solutions that deliver real human value. That is not speed — that is moving the needle.
Partners
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Frequently asked questions
What is AI Commons?
The Australian voice on how AI should work: give people time back to think, and to be human with each other again. TED-style nights in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane exist to prove that in public.
How do I join?
Come to a night in a live city. There is no paid membership in this PoC. Watch Explore Upcoming Events.
What types of events do you host?
Short talks on findings, recommendations and tools, then conversation. Engineers, CTOs, CEOs and enthusiasts in the same room.
How can I sponsor or partner?
Partners put their name on nights that already have a belief — not a blank meetup.
Are events free?
The intent is accessible nights. Ticket policy will be published per event once venues are confirmed.
How do I start or lead a chapter?
Grab a grey city on the globe. We interview you. If you are a fit, you may run events only under strict branding and manifesto alignment.
Which cities are live?
Melbourne and Brisbane. Other places stay grey until a lead is approved.
Where is the manifesto?
On this page, and as a download. Five laws: guard taste, outsource the rest; more time to think, removes time to ship; personal connection, over chats in threads; focus on creating good, not creating more; prioritise human creativity, not going faster. If it cannot be quoted, it does not belong here.