Hey AI LA Community,

They say time in the AI world moves in dog years, but here in Los Angeles, it feels more like we’re operating on a quantum clock. Every two weeks we blink and more breakthroughs have happened—and more importantly, more connections have been made within this community.

Lately, we’ve been looking back at the incredible energy from our recent events and mixers AND looking forward to a packed calendar of upcoming events (which you can check out below!). But as our community scales, so does the behind-the-scenes work required to keep this engine running.

To be candid: We have a massive mountain of work ahead of us, and we can’t climb it alone.

AI might be great at summarizing transcripts, but it’s not quite ready to set up physical event stages or fully navigate the nuances of grant applications. That’s where you come in. We are looking for passionate humans to join our volunteer core in four key areas:

Whether you have a few hours a month, a specific professional skill you’re itching to use for a good cause, or develop your AI practice in one of these domains, we’d love to have you on the team.

Composer, Emmy Award Winner and Venture Capitalist, Lucas Cantor Santiago, will discuss the ideas featured in his new book, Unfinished: The Role of the Artist in the age of AI. Come enjoy a discussion about the meaning and purpose of art and technology.

For those interested in buying Lucas’s book, you may find it on Amazon and elsewhere.

Over the past year, tools like Claude Code have become incredibly popular for AI-assisted software development. These systems allow people to work with AI directly inside their projects—reading files, editing code, running commands, and helping build applications step by step.​​

This workshop introduces participants to this new wave of AI coding agents and shows how they can be used to build real applications faster. Led by Tejas Rajurkar, the session will walk through practical setup, demonstrate a live build using Codex, and give participants time to experiment with the tools themselves.

Last year, we brought together 185 pioneers to architect the Future of Work.

This year, we’re returning to explore “The Many Faces of Safety.” From research engineers solving for alignment to media professionals defending digital identify and parents navigating human connection in the AI era, we’re gathering to examine how we identify and build the safeguards necessary for a resilient future.

Interesting in speaking?

Join us for this first look at Triggerware AI, a web app and desktop software that turns LLM chats from Claude into alerts for humans and agents. This event will include talks, networking, food and drink, and two hands on workshops for those who want to try Triggerware and develop an OpenClaw Agent

Workshop #1: Triggerware AI
Workshop #2: OpenClaw Agent

Come hang with LA's gaming community

​Whether you're deep in a production pipeline or just love games, come mix with fellow developers and gamers at this free happy hour hosted by renderwolf.ai. Conversations about AI tools, asset workflows, and style consistency will probably happen. Or maybe just vibes. Either way, drinks are covered.

​Free to attend. Drinks on renderwolf.ai

Join us for an AI Policy Mixer at a new location in Chinatown at the Highland Park Brewery! This event brings together professionals and enthusiasts from AI, policy, and technology to exchange ideas and explore emerging trends. Whether you’re a policymaker, technologist, researcher, or simply curious about the future of AI, all are welcome to join the conversation.

​Join us for a casual evening AI meetup in the heart of Pasadena! This friendly get-together is the perfect opportunity for GenAI enthusiasts, hobbyists, experts, and newcomers alike to connect, share insights, and learn from each other in an informal setting.

Come hang with other designers as we partner with Figma & Friends at Santa Monica Brew works!

AI LA is heading to the Valley! Join us at the iconic Idle Hour in North Hollywood for a Media & Entertainment Meet Up.

Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering is a frequent re-read of mine because it reminds me that purpose should always outshine logistics. As I look at where we’re going next, I’m thinking deeply about intentionality—how we craft environments where every person feels seen, heard, and truly valued. To me, a gathering only succeeds if we leave better off for having spent that time together.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been underwater lately, and I know my presence over email hasn't always reflected this level of care. I’m currently realigning and reprioritizing to ensure that our interactions—whether in person or in an inbox—are as meaningful and intentional as the community we’re building.

Since I started my Frontier AI Governance class with BlueDot last week… I’m consuming lots of policy write ups. It’s awesome to have context into how other countries are figuring out their legislative goals, and regulatory frameworks for safety and alignment. This article about China (written October 2025) was especially interesting in comparison with the US and UK frameworks. I think about how woefully inept our sectoral approach is right now, let alone the regulatory fragmentation we are seeing in this federalist government. There’s a lot to comment on communism but inefficiency might not be one of them when trying to corral academia, enterprise and government to get on the same page.

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