AI Council is a technical conference for engineers, researchers, and founders building with artificial intelligence. Founded as Data Council, the organization has brought together high-scale technology builders since 2015. It now applies that decade of infrastructure experience to the AI landscape, with a practical, builder-first focus on the systems, tools, and architectures behind real-world applications.

The conference features practitioner-led talks and discussions from people working across AI infrastructure, model development, data systems, inference, security, and startup operations. Sessions explore both technical challenges and the decisions teams face when putting AI into production, aiming to share what works rather than rely on hype. Past speakers and contributors have included professionals from organizations such as OpenAI, NVIDIA, Anthropic, and DuckDB Labs.

AI Council also shares recordings and insights from conference sessions, offers opportunities to apply to speak, and invites organizations to explore sponsorship. Its 2027 conference is planned for San Francisco, continuing its role as a meeting place for people shaping and shipping the AI stack.