Hiten Bhuta leads hands-on AI agent session at Atlanta India Festival

Hiten Bhuta brought a mobile-first AI learning session to Atlanta India Festival 2026 in Roswell, Georgia, on Sept. 19, giving students and young professionals a practical introduction to building an AI agent on their phones. The program paired hands-on instruction with guidance on responsible AI use and future learning pathways.

Why it matters: - The session aimed to make AI skills more accessible to students and young professionals through a practical, mobile-first format. - The program linked technical learning with responsible use, a growing priority as more people begin using AI tools in daily life. - Community festivals can double as informal education spaces when practical training is added to cultural programming.

What happened: - Hiten Bhuta, a technology entrepreneur, AI and future-readiness speaker, and founder of OpenClearFuture, spoke at Atlanta India Festival 2026 on Sept. 19 at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in Roswell, Georgia. - Bhuta led a hands-on community AI session built around the prompt: “Bring your phone, build your first AI agent.” - The session was designed for students and young professionals. - The festival was the seventh annual Atlanta India Festival and ran from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Atlanta India Festival organized the event with St. Mary’s Orthodox Church. - Organizers expected more than 4,000 attendees.

The details: - Participants used their smartphones to explore how AI agents can be structured around a task or objective. - The session showed how emerging AI tools can help with learning, research, organization and everyday problem-solving. - The learning format included a guided phone-based build, an agent template accessed by QR code, a one-page take-home learning guide and discussion of continued experimentation after the event. - The session emphasized questioning AI output, verifying information and keeping human judgment involved. - The program’s goal was to help participants begin building a working AI agent during the session and leave with a path for continued learning. - Completion and participant counts were not finalized and were to be confirmed after final sign-up or attendance records were reviewed. - The AI session was framed as community learning rather than a product presentation. - No promotional booth was associated with the program. - Bhuta said, “AI should expand human capability without shrinking human responsibility. When people build with it, they should also learn to question, verify and use it with care.”

Between the lines: - The event shows how AI education is moving from lecture-based explanations toward hands-on, device-based participation. - The emphasis on responsibility suggests the session was meant to build literacy, not just excitement, around AI tools. - The festival setting also broadened access, reaching people who may not attend a dedicated technology workshop. - Bhuta’s approach tied AI education to values such as compassion, inclusion, dignity and practical learning. - Bhuta also met with festival organizers, clergy, volunteers and community members during the event.

What's next: - Participants interested in continuing their AI learning may opt in to information about a proposed free follow-up community AI-training series. - Future programming may include longer workshops on AI agents, responsible AI use and future-readiness, depending on organizer and community interest. - Bhuta’s team also plans to discuss expanded AI education formats, including a possible fuller AI workshop track at a future Atlanta India Festival. - Media and collaboration inquiries can be directed to Shreya Chavan at Sakar Trust at the media contact page, shreya@cyberwebhotels.com, or +91 89567 60812.

The bottom line: - The Atlanta India Festival session blended cultural celebration with practical AI training, giving attendees a simple first step into building and evaluating AI tools.