{"id":142141,"date":"2026-04-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/?p=142141"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:04:59","slug":"ai-in-practice-no-hype-no-fluff-pie-ai-comes-to-wroclaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/news-feed\/ai-in-practice-no-hype-no-fluff-pie-ai-comes-to-wroclaw\/","title":{"rendered":"AI in Practice \u2013 No Hype, No Fluff. Pie &amp; AI Comes to Wroc\u0142aw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sii-nsw-container container container-492b325a-6df3-4144-92d5-ac8cf98338c8\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.container-492b325a-6df3-4144-92d5-ac8cf98338c8 {  }\n                         @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { .container-492b325a-6df3-4144-92d5-ac8cf98338c8 {  } }<\/style><p><strong>Over 70 attendees, four speakers, four talks on real-world AI applications, and long conversations over pizza. On March 26, Wroc\u0142aw hosted its first-ever Pie &amp; AI \u2013 the global meetup series run under the banner of DeepLearning.AI. The event was organised by Sii Poland in partnership with Microsoft and the Wroclaw AI Team (WAIT) community. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pie &amp; AI \u2013 a global community, local conversations <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Pie &amp; AI is a format created by DeepLearning.AI \u2013 the educational platform founded by Andrew Ng, one of the most recognised figures in the world of artificial intelligence. The idea is straightforward: bring together people who work with AI every day and give them a space to talk \u2013 over pizza, in a relaxed setting, without the corporate polish.<\/p>\n\n<p>Pie &amp; AI meetups take place in cities around the world \u2013 from San Francisco, through London and Singapore, to Wroc\u0142aw. Each one is organised locally by ambassadors who understand the needs of their community. This means every edition has its own character, but they all share a common principle: short, substantive talks, open discussion, and nothing but substance.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Wroc\u0142aw edition was initiated by Sii Poland, which serves as an ambassador of the format in Poland. The goal was to create a space for an honest conversation about AI \u2013 free from marketing narratives and overblown enthusiasm. The event was organised together with Microsoft, which provided both expertise and a speaker, and the local Wroclaw AI Team community, which supports the growth of the AI ecosystem in the region.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-nsw-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cPie &amp; AI is a format that fits perfectly with what the Polish AI community needs \u2013 an honest conversation between practitioners, without slides full of generalities. As the ambassador of this format in Poland, I wanted to create a space where people can openly discuss what works and what doesn\u2019t.\u201d \u2013 <strong>\u0141ukasz Biega\u0144ski, Pie &amp; AI Ambassador in Poland, Sii Poland <\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What the speakers talked about <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The programme featured four presentations, each exploring a different dimension of AI in practice \u2013 from organisational transformation, through building agent-based systems, to security challenges and automation for frontline workers.<\/p>\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-nswc-secondary-color\">\u201cThe Truth Between Prompts\u201d \u2013<strong> \u0141ukasz Biega\u0144ski, Sii Poland <\/strong><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>\u0141ukasz opened the substantive part of the meetup by asking why so many companies are disappointed with their AI deployments \u2013 despite growing interest and ever-wider access to tools. Step by step, he walked the audience through the most common mistakes on the road to transformation: from a lack of strategy and uncontrolled use of AI by employees, to treating artificial intelligence as a ready-made product rather than a capability that needs to be consciously built.<\/p>\n\n<p>His core message was clear: the success of an AI deployment depends above all on people and processes, and far less on the technology itself. The talk set the tone for the entire event \u2013 practical, free of illusions, and focused on what actually works.<\/p>\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-nswc-secondary-color\">\u201cFrom Chatbots to Autonomy\u201d \u2013 <strong>Agnieszka Niezgoda, Microsoft<\/strong><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Agnieszka Niezgoda from Microsoft shifted the conversation to technical ground, presenting the full spectrum of possibilities \u2013 from simple chatbots to fully autonomous multi-agent systems. Attendees could see what building AI agents looks like within the Azure ecosystem and what tools Microsoft provides at different levels of complexity.<\/p>\n\n<p>The live demos made a particularly strong impression \u2013 a working multi-agent system and a voice bot showed that AI agents are no longer theory but concrete, functioning solutions. The presentation gave attendees a practical roadmap \u2013 from ready-made tools to advanced customisations \u2013 helping them determine which solution to reach for depending on their needs.<\/p>\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-nswc-secondary-color\">Current Challenges in Synthetic Speech Detection \u2013 <strong>Dr Piotr Kawa, Resemble AI \/ Wroc\u0142aw University of Science and Technology <\/strong><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Piotr Kawa, a deep learning researcher at Resemble AI and an assistant professor at Wroc\u0142aw University of Science and Technology, took the audience into a world where distinguishing real voices from synthetic ones is becoming increasingly difficult. He presented the current state of speech generation technology, then showed what defence methods look like \u2013 and why what works in the lab often fails in real-world conditions.<\/p>\n\n<p>His talk made the audience realise the scale of the challenge: audio deepfakes are evolving faster than the methods to detect them, and the consequences reach far beyond technology \u2013 from financial security to disinformation. Piotr also discussed his own research contribution to the field, including work on one of the largest multilingual datasets for combating synthetic speech.<\/p>\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-nswc-secondary-color\">AI for Frontline \u2013 <strong>\u0141ukasz Szyd\u0142owski, TD SYNNEX <\/strong><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>\u0141ukasz Szyd\u0142owski closed the presentations with a topic rarely seen at technology conferences \u2013 applying AI to support frontline workers. Speaking about people working in the field, in logistics, and in customer service, he showed that automation doesn\u2019t have to be reserved for the office world.<\/p>\n\n<p>He presented a custom architecture in which specialised AI agents support workers in real time \u2013 from coaching and troubleshooting to automatic ticket creation and call summaries. He also didn\u2019t shy away from hard truths, addressing limitations such as hallucinations, transcription quality, and the risk of over-automation.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conversations as valuable as the talks <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Beyond the presentations, the meetup\u2019s great strength lay in the conversations that took place between and after the talks. In the corridors, people discussed deployments that didn\u2019t work out, client expectations that don\u2019t match reality, and how to separate marketing noise from genuine capability.<\/p>\n\n<p>For many attendees, this candour was the greatest value of the event. In a world where tech conferences often feel like product showcases, the Pie &amp; AI format offers something different \u2013 a space where you can say \u201cthis doesn\u2019t work\u201d just as freely as \u201cthis was a breakthrough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Substance over spectacle <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>What set the Wroc\u0142aw edition of Pie &amp; AI apart was the quality and depth of the talks. Each speaker presented complex topics in a clear and accessible way, while not shying away from hard questions about the limitations of current technologies. There were no promises without substance \u2013 just concrete insights backed by real experience.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-nsw-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cHats off to the speakers \u2013 Agnieszka, Piotr, \u0141ukasz, and \u0141ukasz \u2013 for delivering such a high level of substance and presenting complex topics in a clear, engaging way. A huge thank you to all 70+ guests for coming and for the inspiring conversations between sessions.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Marcin Mosiolek, Head of AI at Sii Poland <\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The power of partnership<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The Wroc\u0142aw edition of Pie &amp; AI would not have been possible without the involvement of several partners. Microsoft provided not only expertise but also a speaker, giving attendees the perspective of one of the biggest players in the AI market. The Wroclaw AI Team (WAIT) community, which works to build the local AI ecosystem, supported promotion and outreach to the right audience. The whole event was held under the patronage of DeepLearning.AI, making the Wroc\u0142aw meetup part of a global network of Pie &amp; AI events.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Sii Poland team also played a key role, handling both the logistics and the programme. The event was held at Sii\u2019s Wroc\u0142aw office, giving it an intimate, practical feel \u2013 a far cry from anonymous conference halls.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next stop: Krak\u00f3w? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The success of the Wroc\u0142aw edition confirms that the AI community in Poland needs spaces for honest, substantive exchange. Not more lectures about how \u201cAI will change everything,\u201d but concrete conversations about what works, what doesn\u2019t, and why.<\/p>\n\n<p>We are already planning the next edition of Pie &amp; AI. Next stop? All signs point to Krak\u00f3w. The format will stay the same \u2013 short, substantive talks, open discussion, and of course, pizza.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":142131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[5742],"class_list":["post-142141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1920x740_cover-www-worker_pieAI.jpg","category_names":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142159,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142141\/revisions\/142159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}