Join us for the very first AI Tinkerers meetup in Toronto! Participate by sharing a kick-ass AI demo or lightning talk, mingle with fellow AI builders and researchers.

What is AI Tinkerers?

AI Tinkerers is a meetup designed exclusively for practitioners who possess technical, machine learning, and entrepreneurial backgrounds and are actively building and working with foundation models, such as large language models (LLMs) and generative AI. If you’re deeply passionate about creating LLM-enabled applications, have hands-on experience in building such systems, and are eager to connect with like-minded individuals who share your level of commitment, then this group is the perfect fit for you. With AI Tinkerers meetups taking place in multiple cities, we cater to a dedicated community of practitioners.

Who is this for?

We are not just “AI enthusiasts”, we are AI tinkerers. The essence of AI Tinkerers is active collaboration around early-stage discovery and innovation, which requires a high degree of experimentation, vulnerability, openness to sharing challenges and learnings, and collaboration among individuals with a shared level of expertise. This unique environment allows us to embrace experimentation, foster an atmosphere of trust and innovation, and create world-changing solutions. 🌍

Read more in the FAQ

🎤 Talks

We are actively looking for presenters! A presentation/demo is limited to 5 minutes in length and demonstrates a work in progress. We’ll select 4 or 5 of the most interesting topics to present. No pitches! We want to see your messy WIP! Note, as capacity to the event is limited, we’ll be prioritizing those that can demo something.

👉 Fill out the speaker submission form here.

The Berlin AI Tinkerers meetup

Presentations going down at the Seattle meetup

🕕 Event Schedule:

• 4:58 Doors open
• 5:15 Talks
• 5:45 Break
• 6:00 Talks
• 6:30 Networking

More Information: If you are new to AI Tinkerers, please read the AI Tinkerers FAQ and join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/8WsqnC6Hk3.

AI Tinkerers Community Stats 📊

• Members: This exclusive community of 5,376 technical professionals comprises 40% machine learning and MLOps engineers, 30% full-stack AI developers, and 25% applied research scientists. Members possess deep expertise in LLMs, agentic workflows, and cloud-native infrastructure. Notably, the group includes engineering leaders from Shopify, Stripe, and Google DeepMind, alongside active open-source maintainers and doctoral researchers from the Vector Institute.
• Companies Represented: Featuring tech giants and AI leaders like Google DeepMind, Amazon, Nvidia, Microsoft, Cohere, and Ollama, alongside prominent platforms such as Shopify, Instacart, Stripe, and Autodesk, and fast-growing startups like CentML, Cerebras Systems, Modular, and more
• Demos Presented: 417 demos were submitted and 111 were presented, with recurring excitement around locally deployable and agent-driven AI workflows, grounded retrieval systems (including graph-based approaches), and reliable evaluation/evidence strategies. Technical themes have frequently covered multi-agent orchestration, RAG and structured extraction, multimodal generation (images/video/audio/3D), and production-oriented safety/security controls such as policy replay, sandboxing, and constrained tool access.

Testimonials 💬

Sponsors

The event is generously hosted by Two Small Fish Ventures and Drive Capital. The event will be held downtown at The Vector Institute inside the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus (108 College Street, 11th Floor).

PLEASE RSVP AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE ☝️ - space is limited.