Beyond the Chatbot: Mike Steely on Little Rock’s AI Front Door

Event: July 29, 2026Share
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Beyond the Chatbot: Mike Steely on Little Rock’s AI Front Door
July’s program explored community memory, trusted workflows, and the connections that help people find their place in a local AI ecosystem.

July 29, 2026 · Apptegy, 2201 Brookwood Dr, Suite 115, Little Rock, Arkansas. Original event program

An AI conversation about community

Mike Steely, founder of Luminark Global and TrustStone, was the featured speaker for “Beyond the Chatbot: Building Little Rock’s AI Front Door.” The event listing described TrustStone as an AI-powered community platform connecting people, opportunities, organizations, and knowledge. Original event program

Finding the right connection

The program proposed an early look at the platform, a way for participants to assess their AI capabilities, and an exploration of projects, jobs, startups, mentorship, and collaboration. The emphasis was on shared community memory rather than another standalone chatbot. Original event program

Questions to carry forward

  • What useful community knowledge is currently hard to find?

  • What would make a shared AI resource trustworthy and genuinely useful?

This archive entry summarizes the original event listing. It is not a transcript or an attendance report; the questions above are prompts for continued community conversation.

Good people. Shared possibility.

Our community sponsors

Thank you to Matmon, UA Little Rock, and Arkana Laboratories for supporting AI InTheRock and helping our community keep learning together.

  • Matmon
  • UA Little Rock
  • Arkana Laboratories