Biweekly Meetups
Every two weeks, different venue, one focused topic. Real conversations about AI — everyone contributes.
June 2026
Causes for Optimism
Thursday, July 2, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Stoup Brewing — Capitol Hill
1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Taking a breath of fresh air. It's easy to get bummed out by AI slop, deepfakes, and doom-scroll headlines — so this session we're dedicating the whole conversation to genuine causes for optimism: wider adoption of the SynthID watermarking standard, real AI breakthroughs in mathematics, and tools like OpenEvidence helping doctors make better-informed decisions in real time. Bring your favorite examples, tools, or papers that make you feel genuinely good about where this is heading.
Post-meetup dinner — Capitol Hill
Night out after Session 003
The usual debrief
Upcoming
Causes for Optimism
Taking a breath of fresh air. It's easy to get bummed out by AI slop, deepfakes, and doom-scroll headlines — so this session we're dedicating the whole conversation to genuine causes for optimism: wider adoption of the SynthID watermarking standard, real AI breakthroughs in mathematics, and tools like OpenEvidence helping doctors make better-informed decisions in real time. Bring your favorite examples, tools, or papers that make you feel genuinely good about where this is heading.
AI on Tap — Local Models
What's actually runnable on a laptop in 2026 — Ollama, MLX, llama.cpp, and the open-weights landscape. Why local matters: privacy, cost, latency, control. Bring your machine and share what you've gotten working.
AI on Tap — Memory & Forgetting pt. 2
Wrapping up our Memory and Forgetting series — what gets remembered and erased in the AI age. Join us for the conclusion of this two-part conversation over beers at Life on Mars on Capitol Hill.
Memory & Forgetting — What Gets Remembered in the AI Age
Continuing our exploration of memory, forgetting, and digital permanence. How do today's experiences — shaped by infinite content, algorithmic feeds, and AI interfaces — form the memories that define us? Optional reading: Delete by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill.
Memory & Forgetting — What Gets Remembered in the AI Age
Six members gathered to explore how memory forms in an age of infinite content. A new member joined and one returned, bringing fresh perspectives to the table.
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