Hands-on workshop: What AI can't decide for you
🧠 What AI Can't Decide For You📍 Downtown Seattle | 🎯 Working Session • 🩺 Real Case Study • 🍻 Reception to Close
Most of Tech Week will show you what AI can build. This one is about what you shouldn't decide alone.
We're bringing together a product delivery team with real digital health clients, a UW HCI professor, and a founder community's lens for an evening built around one real, anonymized product problem: a chronic care startup whose AI-assisted roadmap quietly grew into something the team never meant to build.
No healthcare background needed. The case is chosen because everyone has a stake in how care feels, not because you need clinical expertise. What matters is your curiosity about the question, not your resume.
You'll work in small groups to decide where the line between AI and human judgment actually belongs, then see where a real team drew it. No slides, no deck pitches.
Drinks and light bites provided. Bring your own ideas.
How will we prioritize attendance
- Founders and startup operators
- Product managers and designers
- Engineers wanting context beyond the sprint
- Researchers and students
- Breakout Foundry, UW, Xmartlabs, and Stripe HealthTech Community members
Hosts & Speakers:
Yimi Zhao — Founder, Breakout Foundry
Spencer Williams — Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Washington
Agustin Santellán — Pre-Sales Engineer & PM, Xmartlabs
Hillary Watson — GTM & Partnerships, Xmartlabs
Breakout Foundry: Breakout Foundry is a Seattle-based community for founders, operators, and builders exploring life outside Big Tech. We host events that prioritize substance over pitch decks.
Xmartlabs: is an AI-native software development studio that partners with startups and enterprises to design, build, and launch impactful digital products. With 14+ years of experience and a team of 100+ engineers, we combine product thinking, engineering excellence, and AI expertise to help teams move from idea to scalable software.
Stripe HealthTech Community The Stripe HealthTech Community brings together founders, operators, and builders working at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and financial infrastructure. This event is supported by the Stripe HealthTech Community as part of its work to create practical conversations for people building in and around healthcare.