Beyond the Chat Window (w/ The AI Collective)

Space Coast AI Demo Night

Two people from the Space Coast AI community show how they're actually using AI at work, and then the floor opens for questions and conversation. We're back at ACT Computers in Vero Beach.

Claude, Beyond ChatScott Stearns, Vantage Meridian Group

Most people use Claude as a chat box. Scott shows what else it does: Cowork for handing off longer tasks, Claude Code for building small tools, and the settings that make Claude know your work, such as projects, memory, skills and connectors. You'll see how his small company runs on Claude day to day, a "second brain" that turns saved posts into a map of ideas, and Claude Code building a live board of upcoming Cape launches while he takes your questions. No laptop needed.

The AI Transformation: Why I Started With MyselfJürgen Schwanitz, ACT Computers

Jürgen shows how ACT went from using conversational AI for one-off tasks to connecting it with the work the business runs on every day: email, calendars, service tickets, customer follow-ups and financial information. He'll share what has worked, what hasn't, and what ACT has learned building its own integrations, including a voicemail transcription workflow it's still testing. All examples are sanitized. You'll leave with concrete ideas for your own business and a clearer sense of where human oversight still matters.

Come at 5:30 to meet people; demos start at 6:00.

Light refreshments.

The talks will be recorded.

All welcome: members, friends, and anyone curious about what AI can do in a real business.