# presence Projects at AI Tinkerers

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Presence provides a spatial operating system for remote teams to collaborate in a persistent, high-fidelity digital office.

Presence eliminates the friction of scheduled meetings by creating a persistent virtual workspace where distributed teams see, hear, and interact with colleagues in real time. The platform utilizes spatial audio and low-latency screen sharing to mimic the physical proximity of a 20,000 square foot office. Teams like those at Y Combinator and various high-growth startups use it to reduce Zoom fatigue by 40 percent and increase spontaneous collaboration. By replacing calendar invites with a simple tap on a shoulder, Presence restores the high-bandwidth communication lost in the transition to remote work.

- Official technology site: https://www.presence.com
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 1
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [Teaching an AI to Text: Turning Natural Language Into Chat Actions](https://chicago.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_XrA7jcPfzYI)

This demo explores how AI can improve the texting experience by letting users send messages using natural language instead of UI steps. I’ll present SmartChat, a real-time chat experiment where users can type commands like “Send Aron I’ll be late” and have the system infer the recipient, message, and intent. The focus is on how the AI layer was designed: parsing ambiguous text, matching recipients from partial names, confirming intent, handling mistakes, and keeping the interaction fast enough for real-time chat. I’ll walk through how LLMs were integrated into a mobile messaging flow, how failures are handled, and what design patterns worked (and didn’t) when AI becomes part of the text input itself.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Chicago: February Meetup ft. DubClub — 2026-02-17 — Chicago
- Public talk page: https://chicago.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_XrA7jcPfzYI

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