Olga and Her Agent Attended AI Engineer Conference. Lessons Learned

I built an experimental stand-in agent deployed to GCP Agent Platform while attending an AI engineering conference. The agent monitored talks and distilled relevant content into actionable specifications. This session explores what happens when agentic experiments meet reality — including an architectural bug consuming 1M tokens/minute — and why engineering rigour matters more than hype.

Key takeaways:

• The Purpose Filter: targeting high-value signal
• Architecture > Hype: runtime expectations versus reality
• The Personalized Flywheel: contextual signal distillation
• Clear Goal Setting: shifting from autonomous to purposeful systems

The replay demo showcases real-time content filtering and implementation automation.

Event Details

Event: GDG Melbourne June’26 Meetup

Date: 24 June 2026

Location: Mantel Group, Level 2/452 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

Slides

Slides will be uploaded after the event.