David Pichsenmeister

Hey, I'm David Pichsenmeister.

I build things, I break things (on purpose), and I talk about things - mostly AI, automation, and conversational UX. Since more than a decade, I've been deep in the world of AI-driven interactions, from launching oratio, my (back-then) pioneering chatbot startup, to playing a key role in growing the industry as the organizer of ChatbotConf, Europe's leading conversational AI conference back in the days, and now working as a Software Engineer at Slack in the SF Bay Area.

When I'm not wrangling code I'm out speaking at tech conferences around the world and sharing my thoughts on the future of AI, automation, and product development in places like VentureBeat, Trending Topics, or my regular AI column for the SF Bay Area publication Foggy Frontier, where I break down what's hype, what's real, and what's next.

For the past six years, I've been shaping the Slack Platform, building tools that help developers and teams work smarter, not harder. Most recently, I've been diving deep into AI-powered automation, working on AI features for Slack's no-code Workflow Builder. The goal? Make automation so intuitive that anyone, from engineers to office managers, can build powerful automations without writing a single line of code. It's all about taking the busy work off people's plates and let AI handle the repetitive tasks — so humans can focus on the work that actually matters.

Oh, and I make tech content for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, because why not? Whether I'm building, writing, or creating, I'm all about pushing the boundaries of how we interact with AI — and having fun while doing it.