AI & Functional Safety: Functional Safety Basics
- Date
- 2028-01-15
- Location
- Online
- Host
- AI & ML Safety (Functional Safety)
About this event
AI systems are moving from demos into products that influence physical systems, human decisions, and real-world risk. If you work anywhere near autonomy, intelligent automation, or safety-critical development, understanding the basics of functional safety is no longer niche knowledge. This session is designed to give you a practical foundation so you can better evaluate how AI and safety intersect, where traditional safety thinking still applies, and where new questions start to appear. About the Event This online meetup focuses on functional safety basics through the lens of AI, autonomy, and modern engineering practice. The goal is not to overwhelm attendees with standards language or assume deep prior expertise, but to build a shared baseline that helps technical and cross-functional pa
Who should attend
If your work touches AI, autonomy, or systems that need to behave safely in the real world, this session is likely for you. - You are an **engineer or developer** building software, embedded systems, robotics, or autonomous features and want a clearer understanding of the safety concepts that shape real deployment. - You work in **AI or machine learning** and want to understand how functional safety thinking changes the way teams talk about risk, failure, and system behavior. - You are a **systems, product, or technical program professional** who needs enough functional safety literacy to participate in discussions, planning, and decision-making with confidence. - You are exploring **autonomy, intelligent automation, or safety-critical applications** and want a solid foundation before diving deeper into standards or advanced methods. - You are part of a **research, operations, or cross-functional team** and need better language for collaborating with people responsible for reliability, safety, and assurance. - You are simply **curious about the intersection of AI and functional safety** and want a practical, accessible introduction without needing prior specialist knowledge. If you have been looking for a grounded way into this topic, this meetup is built to help you get oriented quickly and ask better questions from there.