Why Vancouver is the Next AI Capital of the World

Описание: Feels strange writing a description for a meetup that's still under my skin a week later. Feels strange writing a description for a meetup that's still under my skin a week later. April's gathering carved deeper than the usual tech demo circuit. Something's happening in BC.

Got Gabriel George singing without a mic in our round room, sound bouncing off walls designed like a Coast Salish woven hat. Got Riv and his 15-person deep dive circle in a Surrey Legion hall. Got a moment of silence for tragedy because we're human first, tech-heads second.

Not gonna lie – seeing Carla pull down four grant applications from a notion doc we built feels like actual progress. Seeing Swathi build an entirely open-source comic generator because "everyone needs better stories" reminds me why we do this. Seeing Sev win $2500 for treating a hot dog question with philosophical rigor makes me think we're onto something.

Philippe's lab summoned dead composers with AI. Alan broke down why chat interfaces are just the beginning. Someone brought sushi. Someone else brought questions that kept me up for days.

This two-minute clip won't capture it all. How could it? But it might make you wonder if your Thursday nights could be better spent – in a room full of people who aren't waiting for permission to build what comes next.

"We rely on others to remind us of what our values are. Because we are a community." – Patrick Pennefather