🔥 June 24, 2025 from 5:30PM to 8:00PM 🔥

Join us for the June 2025 AI Tinkerers - Chicago Meetup!

☝️☝️ 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.

This event is sponsored by Comet, a 🔥 hot 🔥 model evaluation platform (Opik) featuring LLM evaluation, experiment tracking and model monitoring who will be on-hand to answer questions and show of their latest.

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’re not “AI Devotees”, we are AI Tinkerers. And there’s a difference. The core essence of AI Tinkerers lies in active collaboration surrounding 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 push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI and LLMs while maintaining a strong sense of camaraderie and mutual support.

The goal here is to connect like-minded folks in the Chicago 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!

Tentative Schedule

• 5:30: Doors open
• 5:30 - 6: Networking
• 6 - 6:45 Demos!
• 6:45 - 7:15 Dinner
• 7:15 More demos!

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 presenters don’t be shy!

Sponsors

Comet is a model evaluation platform featuring LLM evaluation, experiment tracking and model monitoring. Recently, Comet has seen explosive growth with its new product Opik, an end-to-end evaluation platform, since its launch in September.

Drive Capital is the largest venture capital firm between the coasts, with $2.2B in assets under management. They invest in world-class founders building the next generation of market-defining companies, and have backed companies like Duolingo and Root Insurance.

Discord

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