About the Event
AI has changed what it means to build software - but most people are still on the using side, not the building side. This session takes you inside. What actually goes into building an AI product from scratch? What makes one hold together when real customers push it to the edge, and what makes one fall apart? Sahej Sahni has spent the past 4 years building AI products that Fortune 500 companies use daily, starting as a designer and now leading AI product strategy at a B2B customer analytics company. He'll break down the real work behind AI products and walk you through a framework to define and evaluate any AI product yourself.
About the Session:
Most people use AI products every day. Very few know what goes into building one. This session breaks down what happens on the other side - how AI products get shaped, constrained, and evaluated - and gives attendees a practical framework to approach any AI product, even without writing a single line of code.
Workshop Brief:
Part 1: What changed - why LLMs broke the old way of building software
Part 2: The framework - how to think about an AI product: its behaviors, boundaries, and what "good" looks like
Part 3: Hands-on workshop - pick a real use case and apply the framework
Who Should Attend:
Anyone working with or around AI who wants to go from using AI tools to understanding how they're built. Whether you're a designer, a product manager, a domain expert with 15 years of industry knowledge, or someone early in your career - if you've ever thought "this could be an AI product" but didn't know how to take that forward, this session is for you.
Why Attend:
You'll walk out with a framework you can apply to any AI product idea - whether you're building one at work, pitching one to your team, or exploring one on your own. You'll also leave with a sharper sense of where the industry is headed and what skills actually matter now.
