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SUMMARY:AI Happy Hour February - Personal AI Agents
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the AI Happy Hour\, where we discuss the latest developments\, applications\, and research in generative AI\, focusing on large language models.\nWhether working on technical projects or exploring AI from a business or product perspective\, this is the perfect space to share ideas\, find collaborators\, and bring your vision to life. \nOptional topic: The Rise of Personal AI Agents \nOpenClaw\, the software-based AI agent created by developer Peter Steinberger\, is making waves as people are embracing accessible\, local personal AI on dedicated hardware. Is this the first real step toward a functional “Jarvis-style” assistant\, or is it just another layer of complexity over existing LLMs?
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/ai-happy-hour-february-personal-ai-agents/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:AI Happy Hour December - AI Safety & Trust
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the AI Happy Hour\, where we discuss the latest developments\, applications\, and research in generative AI\, focusing on large language models.\nWhether working on technical projects or exploring AI from a business or product perspective\, this is the perfect space to share ideas\, find collaborators\, and bring your vision to life. \nOptional topic: The Safety Grade for Big Tech \nWith the top AI labs officially scoring a ‘C’ or lower on safety this week\, is the industry’s ‘trust us’ phase officially over?
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/ai-happy-hour-december-ai-safety-trust/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:San Diego UX Holiday Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a festive evening of mingling\, drinks\, and UX chatter at SDXD’s & SDUXRs’ San Diego UX Holiday Mixer!\n\n\n\nWhether you’re a seasoned UX professional or curious about the community\, join us at Original 40 Brewing in North Park! \nCheck out San Diego Experience Design on LinkedIn \nCheck out San Diego UX Researchers on LinkedIn
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/san-diego-ux-holiday-mixer/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T183000
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SUMMARY:AI Happy Hour November
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the AI Happy Hour\, where we discuss the latest developments\, applications\, and research in generative AI\, focusing on large language models.\nWhether working on technical projects or exploring AI from a business or product perspective\, this is the perfect space to share ideas\, find collaborators\, and bring your vision to life. \nOptional topic: Is DeepSeek’s new OCR the PDF tool we’ve been waiting for? \nSo\, last month we chatted about generative video. This time\, I want to get into something a little more… practical. I’m talking about the nightmare that can be getting usable information out of PDFs. \nThe new DeepSeek OCR model tackles this problem by treating a document image as a super-compressed version of the text. This makes it incredibly fast and efficient\, capable of processing a wild number of pages per day on a single GPU. \nI’m wondering if this is the kind of tool that could actually change how we work with documents. Have you tried it or anything like it? Or do you have a go-to method for pulling data from PDFs that you swear by?
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/ai-happy-hour-november/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:AI Happy Hour October
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the AI Happy Hour\, where we discuss the latest developments\, applications\, and research in generative AI\, focusing on large language models.\nWhether working on technical projects or exploring AI from a business or product perspective\, this is the perfect space to share ideas\, find collaborators\, and bring your vision to life. \nOptional topic for discussion: Generative Video Models \nLet’s open the floor to a topic that’s quickly moving from tech headlines into our actual workflows: generative video AI. With models like Google’s Veo becoming more capable and accessible\, it feels like a great time to share notes. I’m curious to hear if anyone here has been experimenting with these tools yet\, either for professional projects or just out of personal curiosity. \nAre you using them for storyboarding\, creating quick social assets\, or testing their limits? It would be great to hear about any practical workflows you’ve discovered\, surprising results you’ve gotten\, or even just your general thoughts on where this technology fits into our work.
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/ai-happy-hour-october/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:San Diego UX Researchers August Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for beers and bites at Original 40 Brewing Co. ☀️ \n​This happy hour is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow UX research professionals\, share insights\, and swap stories in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. \n​Whether you’re looking to expand your network\, find collaborators\, or simply enjoy some summer vibes with like-minded folks\, we’d love to see you there! \n​Event Location: \n​Original 40 Brewing Company\n3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA 92104 \n​Parking Info: \n​Paid parking is available at North Park Garage on University Ave/30th: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SzU4eoXVbsDp6DAC7 \n​Questions? Please reach out to sduxresearchers@gmail.com. \n​— \nThis event is presented by San Diego UX Researchers\, an organization dedicated to creating networking and professional development opportunities for the local research community. Follow us on Luma\, LinkedIn\, or Instagram for more updates on future events!
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/san-diego-ux-researchers-august-mixer/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Events
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SUMMARY:AI Happy Hour July
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the AI Happy Hour\, where we discuss the latest developments\, applications\, and research in generative AI\, focusing on large language models.\nWhether working on technical projects or exploring AI from a business or product perspective\, this is the perfect space to share ideas\, find collaborators\, and bring your vision to life. \nOptional topic for discussion: \n“AI Integrations with MCP Servers“ \nWith the increasing integration of AI in industry\, MCP servers are rapidly becoming a central point of discussion for professionals. Why are these platforms are so relevant for current AI initiatives and what makes them a focal point for innovation and development? What tangible AI integrations are happening today with MCP servers\, and what does the future hold for this emerging technology?
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/ai-happy-hour-july/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:AI + Indie Hackers Happy Hour!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the AI Happy Hour on January 30th at Original 40 Brewery in North Park. Our friends from the Indie Hackers meetup will also join us. \nCome and chat with folks about what interests you about the latest developments in AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). Anyone interested in AI is welcome\, regardless of their technical or professional background. \nOptional topic for discussion:\n“Beyond the chatbot: where can agents truly shine?”\nWe’ve seen what AI can do in simple chats\, but what about the truly transformative applications? Share your own experiences\, projects\, or ideas about where agentic workflows can have the biggest impact.
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/ai-indie-hackers-happy-hour/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:SD UX Researchers Summer Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for beers and bites at Original 40 Brewing Co. to kick off the summer and make new connections at our second mixer of the year! \n​This happy hour is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow UXR professionals\, share insights\, and spark collaborations in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or just starting out\, this event is designed to foster connections and inspire conversations within our vibrant UXR community. \n​Paid parking is available at North Park Garage on University Ave/30th: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SzU4eoXVbsDp6DAC7
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/sd-ux-researchers-summer-mixer/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:AI Social + optional discussion about data augmentation for LLM training
DESCRIPTION:Come and chat with other folks interested in generative AI. \nOptional discussion topic: If we had a largish fact checked subset of the web\, would we be able to train better models faster? \nOptional research paper reading: If you are interested in the technical side of AI\, we will have an optional discussion of the recent paper: “Rephrasing the Web: A Recipe for Compute and Data-Efficient Language Modeling”. Translating web page text to neutral point of view\, wikipedia style prose dramatically improves training speeds. \nhttps://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.16380.pdf
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/ai-social-optional-discussion-about-data-augmentation-for-llm-training/
LOCATION:Original 40 Brewing Company\, 3117 University Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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