CM Decentralized AI / AI Agents: Featuring A Fireside Chat W/ Bankr
- Date
- 2026-03-30
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Host
- Personal
About this event
AI is moving from passive tooling to active systems that can make decisions, take actions, and coordinate work on your behalf. If you want a sharper understanding of where decentralized AI and AI agents are headed, and how people in the space are thinking about the next wave of products, this New York meetup puts you in the room with the right conversation. This event centers on a fireside chat with Bankr and brings together builders, operators, researchers, and curious community members for an in-person evening focused on one of the most important shifts happening across AI and crypto-adjacent ecosystems: autonomy. Expect a practical, thoughtful discussion and the kind of networking that happens best when people are working through the same questions in real time. About the Event CM Decentralized AI / AI Agents is an in-person meetup designed for people who want to go beyond headlines and talk seriously about autonomous systems, agent-based products, and the role decentralization may play in how these technologies are built, governed, and adopted. At the center of the evening is a fireside chat with Bankr. That format matters: rather than a rigid presentation, a fireside conversation creates space for nuance, disagreement, real examples, and the kinds of insights that usually do not make it into polished launch threads or surface-level panels. This is also a community event, not just a stage event. The point is not only to listen, but to meet other people thinking through similar technical, product, and strategic questions. Whether you are actively building or still mapping the landscape, the room is meant to support serious exchange. In a category moving as quickly as AI agents, being in person changes the quality of the conversation. You can ask better follow-up questions, pressure-test ideas with peers, and leave with a more grounded sense of what is signal versus noise. What to Expect The evening starts at 6:00 PM EDT on Monday, March 30 in New York, USA, with an in-person format built around discussion and connection. While the exact run of show may vary, attendees should expect a focused meetup flow that balances content with time to meet others. You can expect programming such as: Arrival and informal networking Opening context around decentralized AI and the current AI agent landscape A featured fireside chat with Bankr Discussion around autonomy, product design, infrastructure, coordination, and emerging use cases Time before and after the main conversation to connect with other attendees The fireside chat will likely be the anchor point for the evening, but not the only reason to come. Events like this are often where the most useful moments happen in the transitions: the question after the question, the conversation that starts around one use case and turns into a collaboration, the debate about what should be on-chain, off-chain, automated, or human-in-the-loop. Because the topic sits at the intersection of AI, systems design, and community, expect a mix of perspectives in the room. Some people will be focused on technical architecture, some on product and user behavior, and others on the governance, trust, and coordination questions that emerge when agents become more capable. Why Attend If you are trying to understand AI agents in a more concrete way, this meetup offers a chance to hear how people close to the work are framing the opportunity and the constraints. The conversation should help you get more precise about what decentralized AI actually means in practice, not just as a trend label. You will also get exposure to the bigger strategic questions behind the space. Where do autonomous systems create real leverage? What kinds of agent workflows are useful today versus still speculative? How do openness, ownership, incentives, and community fit into the design of agent-driven products? There is strong value here even if you are not deep in the niche yet. A well-run meetup can compress weeks of online reading into one evening by giving you direct access to people who can challenge assumptions, recommend better frameworks, and point you toward the conversations worth following next. You should attend if you want to leave with: A clearer mental model of decentralized AI and AI agents Better questions about autonomy, orchestration, and real-world use cases Direct conversations with others interested in the same category Stronger context for where this space may be heading next New connections in the New York AI and community ecosystem Practical Details This is an in-person event in New York, USA, which means the experience is designed around live discussion and face-to-face networking. If you get the most out of events by being able to react in the room, ask questions naturally, and continue conversations after the main session, this format will suit you well. The meetup begins on Monday, March 30 at 6:00 PM EDT. Since it is an evening event, it is well positioned for people coming from work, from nearby offices, or from other meetings in the city. A few useful expectations to keep in mind: Come ready to talk, not just listen Expect a community-oriented room with varied backgrounds and levels of expertise Be prepared for discussion that spans both near-term applications and longer-term implications Plan to stay long enough to benefit from the networking, not only the featured conversation If you are interested in AI, autonomy, and the social and technical infrastructure forming around agent-based systems, this is the kind of event where context clicks faster. You do not need to have every answer before you arrive, but you should come ready to engage with the people asking the right questions.
Who should attend
This is for people who want a more serious, in-person conversation about where AI agents and decentralized AI are actually going. - You are building in AI, crypto, or adjacent infrastructure and want better signal on how autonomy is being applied in real products and systems. - You are a founder, product leader, researcher, or operator trying to understand what AI agents mean beyond the hype cycle and where the real opportunities may be. - You care about decentralization, coordination, ownership, or governance and want to explore how those ideas intersect with increasingly capable agent-based tools. - You learn best by talking with sharp peers in the room, asking follow-up questions, and hearing how others are framing the same technical or strategic problems. - You are active in the New York tech or community scene and want to meet people working at the edge of AI, autonomy, and emerging networked systems. - You are curious and informed, even if not deeply specialized yet, and want an accessible but substantive entry point into the decentralized AI and AI agents conversation.