🤖 🔥 Join us for the first Raleigh meetup of AI Tinkerers! 🔥 🤖

☝️☝️ Register above to join us for an evening of kick-ass demos and networking with other active builders. This is an event you do not want to miss!

What is AI Tinkerers?

AI Tinkerers is a meetup for serious builders, practitioners with technical, ML, and entrepreneurial chops who are working hands-on with foundation models like LLMs, VLMs, generative AI systems, and agentic frameworks.

If you’re designing LLM-native tools, crafting VLM-powered apps, or building autonomous agents with memory, tool use, and reasoning, this group is for you. We’re building beyond the hype, and sharing the messy, exciting, work-in-progress reality of invention.

AI Tinkerers meetups are held in cities around the world to connect dedicated practitioners who are passionate about building what’s next.

Who is this for?

👉 It’s AI Tinkerers, not AI generalists. We screen attendance to active builders with a shared level of expertise in order to create a collaborative environment ideal for early-stage discovery and innovation.

Read more about us in the FAQ

The goal here is to connect like-minded folks in the Raleigh area who are actively building a more interesting future with LLMs. We can’t let the folks in Silicon Valley have all of the fun!

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🕕 Confirmed Schedule:

Our event will be on September 30

• 5:30 PM: Doors Open
• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Community Demos
• 7:00 PM - close: Networking and Discussions

Sponsors

This event is generously sponsored by Voxel51

Voxel51 is a trailblazer in the AI and computer vision space, empowering developers, researchers, and organizations to build better models through better data. The company is known for creating FiftyOne, the leading open-source toolkit for curating, visualizing, and evaluating datasets and models, especially in visual AI workflows.

With a deep commitment to innovation, transparency, and community, Voxel51 helps teams across industry and academia streamline annotation, improve model performance, and operationalize data-centric AI. Their tools have become essential for anyone working with large-scale datasets, foundation models, multimodal AI, and ML-powered video and image understanding.

​Raleigh Founded part of Founded Communities, is a group of coworking and office spaces built by entrepreneurs and for entrepreneurs who are on a mission to foster communities that will leave a lasting social and economic impact on the world. Founded Communities dedicates itself to providing members with the tools and resources they need to grow, encouraging diversity in the entrepreneurial space, and building community-centered spaces where friendship and partnership shine through. Learn more about their amenities, plans, and locations at raleighfounded.com.

🎙️DEMO SIGNUPS🎙️

Demo Submission We are actively looking for more demos! A demo is about five minutes in length and demonstrates a work in progress. Pitch decks are forbidden - we want to see your messy work in progress! Please use the “Demo Submission Form” link at the top of the page to apply! We are actively looking for more members. Don’t be shy!

Demos are capped at 5 minutes. No pitch decks! We’re eager to see your raw and exciting WIPs! 🛠️

Curious about previous talks? Read What Makes a Great Demo at AI Tinkerers.

🤖 Connect, Collaborate, and Create 🤖

This meetup is your chance to:

• Showcase your latest AI projects: Share your work with the community during our demo session. Submit your proposal for a 5-minute presentation and inspire others with your innovative ideas.
• Network with fellow tinkerers: Meet and collaborate with other active builders, AI engineers, entrepreneurs, and researchers who share your passion for building the future with AI.
• Learn from industry experts: Gain insights and inspiration from leading figures in the AI space.

RSVP Today!

Space is limited, so don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with the Raleigh AI community. RSVP now.