Surreal: AI Agents
- Date
- 2025-03-26
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Host
- Surreal
About this event
AI agents have moved from interesting demos to real tools people are starting to build, test, and use. Surreal: AI Agents is a chance to get in the room with others who are thinking seriously about autonomy, workflows, coordination, and what it actually takes to make agent-driven systems useful in practice. This is an in-person meetup in San Francisco for people who want sharper conversations than you get from a feed and more honest signal than you get from hype. If you care about where agents are going, what is already working, and where the hard problems still are, this is the right setting to compare notes with peers. What Is This? Surreal: AI Agents is a community-focused meetup centered on one of the most active areas in AI right now: agents. That includes autonomous systems, agentic product design, multi-step reasoning and action, human-in-the-loop workflows, and the practical challenges of building systems that can do more than generate text. The event is designed as an in-person gathering rather than a formal conference. That means the value is not just in hearing ideas, but in discussing them with people who are building, experimenting, investing time, or trying to understand where the space is heading. Expect a format that supports both learning and conversation. The goal is to create a room where attendees can exchange informed perspectives on what agents are, what they are not, and how different teams are approaching autonomy in real products and systems. Because this is a meetup, the atmosphere should feel accessible and direct. You do not need a perfectly polished point of view to belong here, but you should expect a crowd that is curious, technically aware, and interested in substance over noise. What to Expect You can expect an evening built around discussion, connection, and current thinking on AI agents. The focus is likely to be less about broad AI theory and more about the agent layer specifically: orchestration, tooling, reliability, evaluation, user trust, and the tradeoffs between autonomy and control. Some of the most valuable parts of an event like this often happen in the side conversations. You may find yourself comparing implementation choices, discussing where agent workflows break down, or hearing how others define success when an "agent" is doing real work instead of just completing a prompt. Likely points of discussion include: How teams are defining and using AI agents in practical settings Autonomy vs. supervision, and where human oversight still matters most Workflow design, including multi-step tasks, tool use, and delegation Reliability and evaluation, especially for systems expected to act, not just answer Product and user experience questions, such as trust, transparency, and failure modes Emerging patterns from the community, including what people are testing right now Networking is a meaningful part of the experience, not an afterthought. Since the event is tagged around community and networking as well as AI and autonomy, you should come ready to meet people, ask specific questions, and share what you are seeing in your own work or research. Why Attend If you are paying attention to AI agents, you already know this space is moving quickly. What is useful today can be outdated in a few months, and many of the loudest conversations online flatten important nuance. Being in a room with thoughtful people helps you calibrate faster. This event gives you a way to pressure-test your assumptions. You can hear how others think about the boundary between agent and assistant, what kinds of tasks are actually being automated, and where the real blockers are in deployment, adoption, or trust. You should attend if you want to: Get smarter about the current state of AI agents beyond headlines and marketing language Meet builders, operators, and curious peers working through similar questions Explore practical applications of autonomy across products, workflows, and experiments Understand the open problems that still make agent systems difficult to ship reliably Leave with better questions about architecture, UX, evaluation, and real-world use There is also value in simply finding your people. The best meetups create context: who is building seriously, who is exploring thoughtfully, and who can push your thinking forward. If you have been looking for a stronger local conversation around agentic AI, this is a good place to start. Practical Details This event takes place in person in San Francisco, USA on Tuesday, March 25 at 5:00 PM PDT. The in-person format matters here: it is built for live discussion, spontaneous introductions, and the kind of nuanced back-and-forth that is harder to recreate online. An early evening start makes this well suited for people coming from work, meetings, or nearby neighborhoods in the city. If AI agents are already part of your work, your curiosity, or your next project, this is an easy way to spend a Tuesday night around people who are engaged with the same shift. A few ways to get the most out of it: Come with a point of view, even if it is still forming Be ready to talk concretely about what you are building, testing, or questioning Bring your hard questions, not just your polished takes Plan to stay present for conversations, since the room is a big part of the value If you want thoughtful in-person conversation about where AI agents are heading and what autonomy looks like in practice, Surreal: AI Agents is a strong room to be in.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want informed, in-person conversation about AI agents and you would rather talk specifics than trade buzzwords. - You are **building with AI** and want to compare notes on agent workflows, tool use, autonomy, evaluation, or product design. - You are a **founder, engineer, researcher, designer, or operator** trying to understand how agentic systems can create real value instead of just interesting demos. - You are exploring **autonomous or semi-autonomous systems** and want to hear how others are thinking about supervision, reliability, and trust. - You care about the **practical side of emerging AI**, including where current agent approaches succeed, fail, or need tighter human involvement. - You want to meet a **local community in San Francisco** of people who are actively tracking, building, or questioning what comes next in AI agents. - You are curious, technically aware, and energized by conversations that help you leave with sharper frameworks, better contacts, and more grounded ideas.