Meet the builders, exchange ideas, and leave with something new. Around the world or online.
Renee Huang, CEO of Cline, and Sunil Joseph, VP of Customer Success at OpenRouter, will debate how open ecosystems, model choice, and developer autonomy will shape AI-powered software development and future competitive advantage. The conversation will bring together founders, engineers, researchers, and technical leaders for a fireside chat, Q&A, and networking.
Explore eventDr. Catie Cuan, engineer, artist, entrepreneur, and choreorobotics pioneer, will explore how movement can make AI-powered robots more expressive, intuitive, and human-centered. Drawing on her work founding ART Lab and at Stanford and the Exploratorium, she’ll share examples of robots improvising, responding to gestures, and moving together.
Explore eventReducto infrastructure engineers Sid, engineer #2 and builder of core model-serving and release systems, and Lijie, an FDE with 10 years of infrastructure and security experience at Meta, Gusto, McAfee, and Inworld AI, will share real-world lessons from supporting AI at scale. The session will cover model cold starts and complex enterprise deployments, followed by Q&A and an interactive Capture the Flag challenge.
Explore eventAs part of Seattle AI Week, MongoDB, Cognition, and Palo Alto will bring AI and cloud infrastructure into focus during an after-work gathering for local builders and technology professionals. Expect conversations on emerging tools and systems alongside a relaxed cocktail-hour atmosphere.
Explore eventAI Tinkerers’ October Meetup will bring engineers, researchers, and technical founders building with LLMs and generative AI together for hands-on implementation, live demos, and in-depth technical Q&A. Expect real systems and practical show-and-tell, demos over decks.
Explore eventSeldon will host a small Halloween gathering for AI and behavioral-simulation operators, researchers, investors, and professors, with cocktails, charcuterie, and conversation. Attendees will meet the applied research team and hear about Finch, Wren, and Rook, tools for simulated usability testing, engineering QA, and national-security decision modeling.
Explore eventBiosecurity practitioners will share lightning talks on pathogen screening, AI biorisk evaluation, synthetic DNA safeguards, and Far-UVC, followed by Q&A and discussion. Speakers include leaders from Radical Numerics, BioTrust, and Aerolamp, with the meetup hosted by Tessa Alexanian (incoming Sentinel Bio) and Joey Bream (safely.bio, part of surplus.dev).
Explore eventFidelity Private Shares and The Open Accelerator will host a founders’ breakfast on turning enterprise AI pilots into paid contracts and delivering at scale, with practical lessons on build-versus-buy and moving beyond founder-led sales. Early-stage AI founders Richard Shaaya of Sigma Automate and Nyari Nain of Whiteroom AI will share insights alongside accelerator and partnership leaders Logan Currie and Kristen Craft.
Explore eventMollie and Bonnie engineers will share practical lessons on production fraud-model feature selection, interpretable machine-learning predictions, and rigorous code review in the AI-generated-code era. Talks by Nicole Van de Weijer, Tim Haarman, and Anne Lohmeijer will combine hands-on engineering experience with time for networking.
Explore eventAI Field Notes will bring together engineers, researchers, technical leads, founders and product professionals building and running AI systems at scale for an informal evening of conversation and shared experience. The community’s monthly meet-ups will feature lightning talks and deep dives into topics including AI design, energy and video games.
Explore eventThe monthly Counter-Trafficking Table will bring together entrepreneurs, government officials, nonprofit leaders, frontline advocates, researchers, and funders to collaborate on ending human trafficking. Hosted by Renarra AI founder Katherine Peacock, the first gathering will feature a casual happy hour and brief introduction.
Explore eventGet ready to dive deep into AI engineering with industry professionals exploring practical applications like long-running agents and sandbox environments, followed by networking over pizza with fellow builders and innovators in the space.
Explore eventPitchBook, Harvey, and Madrona will explore how AI is transforming private-market sourcing, diligence, and deal closing, and why trusted data matters as workflows accelerate. The panel will feature senior product and investment leaders, followed by a networking reception and Kraken game.
Explore eventThe upcoming AI Tinkerers meetup will bring together engineers, researchers, and founders actively building and shipping production AI systems across New England. Expect a practical gathering focused on real-world AI work and ideas.
Explore eventHost Soo-Jin Lee will lead an interactive discussion and Q&A with author William Zhu about *Proof Over Promise: How to Build an Undeniable Career in the Age of AI*, exploring how to build a lasting career amid AI’s rapid growth. Attendees will receive a free author-signed paperback and can bring questions for the conversation.
Explore eventHost Soo-Jin Lee, a generative AI conversation designer and prompt engineer, will talk with applied AI builder and data scientist William Zhu about his book *Proof Over Promise* and how to demonstrate lasting value in a fast-changing AI job market. The interactive conversation will explore what keeps professionals employable beyond collecting credentials.
Explore eventHosted by Myeasha Favors and Linda Butler, the AI Collective Fayetteville will offer a hands-on, tasting-style evening where attendees test AI tools, build practical solutions, and learn to spot flawed outputs, no tech background required. Participants will leave with a useful takeaway, drawing on a community backed by the global nonprofit’s network of 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders.
Explore eventOctober’s Papers We Love will explore what mathematical learning theory can reveal about language, centering on Gold’s 1967 paper on language identification and a 2024 supporting paper on language generation. Speaker Abed Qaddoumi, a Linguistics PhD student affiliated with Stony Brook’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science and an NYU computer science MS graduate, will connect the research to computational models of language, including Arabic phonology and morphology.
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