Aberdeen Data Meetup 02 September 2025

"Let’s Play with the New AI Tools: Local and Online Image, Video, and 3D Gen" - Joe Ronie

Session Description

AI tools are evolving fast — and we’re going hands-on. This session is part demo, part live testing ground for the newest tools in image generation, video synthesis, and 3D object creation. We’ll explore both online APIs (like WAN 2.2 and Google’s image-to-3D pipeline) and local tools you can run yourself.

Bring your laptop, bring your GPU, bring your questions — we’re going to get into what’s working, what’s breaking, and what’s next. Whether you're a developer, artist, or just curious, you’ll leave with tools you can use today.

Speaker Bio

Joe Ronie is a product architect and systems engineer with 8 years at AWS, where he learned how to build and scale real infrastructure. He brought that experience to gaming, helping launch Lost Ark, which became the #2 MMO on Steam that year. Now he builds AI-driven products across industries — from computer vision in robotics to custom AI copilots — with a focus on fast prototyping, local-first deployment, and real-world results.

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This event is organised by a charity - Code The City.

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Those attending the physical space meetup should attend at 6pm for pizza and drinks. The talk will be from 6.30pm. Doors will be locked from 6.30pm.

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