

AI Circle x Appen: Experts in the Loop
Experts in the Loop
Advanced Training Techniques for Agents and Frontier Models
Hosted by AI Circle & Appen
🗓️ June 18: 5:30 - 8:00
📍 340 E Middlefield Rd, Mountain View, CA 94043
About the Event
As AI systems become more capable, the need for human-centered oversight is more urgent than ever.
Join us for Experts in the Loop, an evening of honest, high-level discussion on how human insight drives safer, more responsible AI development globally—followed by networking with industry peers.
This panel event brings together leading voices from Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Appen, and NVIDIA to explore what it really means to keep humans in the loop across red teaming, model training, low-resource multilingual languages, and operational governance.
What We’ll Cover
💡 Applied AI in enterprise use cases
🤖 What's needed to train frontier models and agents
🛡️ Humans in the loop aren't enough. Experts required
🤝 You need to teach the model before you get a teacher model
🎙️ Moderator:
Pratik Mehta - AI Architect at NVIDIA and SF Chair at AI Circle. Connect with Pratik.
Esteemed Panelists:
Himanshu Gupta - Applied Scientist at Amazon. Connect with Himanshu.
Mayur Shastri - Software Engineer at Microsoft. Connect with Mayur.
Mark Hoffman - Staff MLE at Meta. Connect with Mark.
Arsalan Mosenia - Tech Lead for AI Agents at Google. Connect with Arsalan.
Si Chen - VP Strategy at Appen. Connect with Si.
Why Attend?
AI founder
Product leader
AI/ML Engineer
AI Researcher
AI Investor
Human Data
Stick around after the panel for light refreshments and networking with fellow professionals shaping the future of AI.
🔗 Reserve your spot now – space is limited.
Let’s talk about building AI that works for people, not just with data.
AI Circle: the premier network for AI founders, executives, and leaders. Learn more about AI Circle.
Appen has been providing high-quality datasets that power the world's leading AI models for decades.
Our hosts:
Albert Chun is the Founder of AI Circle. Connect with Albert.
Pratik Mehta is AI Architect at NVIDIA and SF Chair at AI Circle. Connect with Pratik.
Jennifer Yen is Member of Technical Staff at Perplexity and SF Chair at AI Circle. Connect with Jennifer.