Vadim Vlasov
I'm a Data Scientist based in Munich who believes AI should be understood, not feared. After earning my Master's at LMU Munich, I've spent the past five years turning complex ML challenges—from computer vision to agentic systems—into working solutions. But what really excites me is making AI click for others: whether through hands-on workshops or building interactive experiences that turn abstract concepts into "aha!" moments. When I'm not wrangling models, you'll find me exploring ways to gamify learning and bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI and everyday understanding
Session
Everyone talks about LLMs, RAG, and AI agents - but who truly understands them? Marketing promises magic while documentation assumes expertise. Recent research from Gartner reveals the consequences: only 8% of HR leaders believe their managers possess adequate AI competency, while companies that restructure work around AI achieve revenue goals twice as often as those who merely train employees. The problem isn't lack of information; it's the lack of genuine understanding through experience.
We took a different approach. Instead of slides or tutorials, we built "AI Factory" - a non-profit educational platform in the form of escape room game where players learn by doing. Craft prompts under budget pressure. Watch guardrails fail in real-time. Break their own RAG pipeline. Each mistake teaches more than any documentation ever could.
In this talk, we'll share what we discovered while building and testing this game with real users: why failure-driven learning outperforms tutorials, how game mechanics create memorable "aha moments," and the surprising concepts that clicked only through play.