Human in the Loop is a new event series from Unlock Capital, designed to bring together leading voices at the frontier of AI. Each session features a fireside chat with leading experts who have real experience and deep insight into how intelligence is being applied beyond the screen and into real-world systems. The conversation is followed by refreshments and informal discussion, offering an opportunity for meaningful exchange among founders, operators, investors, and technologists.
The first session explores what it takes for companies to move from early AI pilots to practical, scalable deployment, cutting through the hype to uncover lessons from those with firsthand experience.
Unlock Capital is an early-stage venture fund backing founders building AI for the physical world. A core idea behind the series is the concept of the human in the loop. In AI, it refers to human oversight when technology alone isn't enough. In community, it reflects the value of uniting people to share insights, challenge assumptions, and learn from one another.
Human in the Loop is a new event series from Unlock Capital, designed to bring leading voices together at the frontier of AI. Each session runs as a focused fireside conversation, followed by informal discussion, connecting founders, operators, investors, and technologists.
The first session will explore where Australia can lead the next wave of AI, drawing on perspectives from research, industry, and startup building. It will be moderated by Simon Betschel (Unlock Capital) and feature Simon Dennis (i14.ai), Joanna Batstone (Monash University, ex-IBM), and Nicole Lee Robinson (Lyro Robotics).
Unlock Capital backs early-stage founders deploying intelligence into the physical world. They focus on AI-native startups with the potential to reshape industry and human capability, and support them from seed through to global scale.
