# Captain's Chair Projects at AI Tinkerers

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The Captain's Chair: a command and control interface, central to starship operations and decision-making, integrating communication, navigation, and tactical systems.

The Captain's Chair serves as the nerve center of a starship, providing the commanding officer with immediate access to critical ship systems and information. For instance, on the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, the chair's armrests incorporated controls for the ship's intercom, allowing direct communication with the crew, medical, and engineering departments. Later iterations, like those in the Kelvin-type and NX-class, featured control panels for manual steering, weapon deployment (e.g., spatial torpedoes), and remote docking arm extension. This integrated design ensures the captain can monitor operations, issue orders, and respond to dynamic situations efficiently, embodying both symbolic authority and practical command functionality.

- Official technology site: https://www.tested.com/one-day-builds-star-trek-captains-chair-electronics-adam-savage/
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 1
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [LLM as a Virtual Machine](https://columbus.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_fvgnhkl5sm4)

Large Language Models are a new kind computer. They are simulators. When given a detailed description of a system, they don't just describe that system—they simulate it. OpenProse describes a virtual machine with enough specificity that reading it causes a Prose Complete system to simulate that VM. But simulation with sufficient fidelity is implementation. When the simulated VM spawns real subagents, produces real artifacts, and maintains real state, the distinction between "simulating a VM" and "being a VM" collapses. I will show examples of OpenProse files simulating a virtual machine and executing workflows. I will use examples involving Recursive Language Models, the Captain's Chair pattern, and automated PR review.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers - Columbus May Meetup — 2026-05-04 — Columbus
- Public talk page: https://columbus.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_fvgnhkl5sm4

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