Applied AI Society

Applied AI Society · Est. 2026

OPEN MINDS.OPEN FUTURE.

A global community of founders, researchers, and builders advancing open-source and applied AI — together, in person, every month.

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Open Capital Frontiers
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Oct 7, 2026 · 6:00 PM Sand Hill Road · Menlo Park, CA
OPEN SOURCE ✦AGENTS ✦COMPUTE ✦FRONTIER MODELS ✦SOVEREIGN AI ✦INFERENCE ✦RESEARCH ✦BUILDERS ✦OPEN WEIGHTS ✦OPEN DATA ✦FOUNDATION MODELS ✦ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ✦MULTI-MODAL ✦TRAINING CLUSTERS ✦GPU ✦NPU ✦CPU ✦EDGE INFERENCE ✦DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ✦FINE-TUNING ✦RAG ✦PROMPT ENGINEERING ✦FOUNDERS ✦DEEP TECH ✦VENTURE CAPITAL ✦ANGELS ✦LP ✦ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE ✦HUMAN IN THE LOOP ✦AI SAFETY ✦AGI ✦OPEN SOURCE ✦AGENTS ✦COMPUTE ✦FRONTIER MODELS ✦SOVEREIGN AI ✦INFERENCE ✦RESEARCH ✦BUILDERS ✦OPEN WEIGHTS ✦OPEN DATA ✦FOUNDATION MODELS ✦ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ✦MULTI-MODAL ✦TRAINING CLUSTERS ✦GPU ✦NPU ✦CPU ✦EDGE INFERENCE ✦DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ✦FINE-TUNING ✦RAG ✦PROMPT ENGINEERING ✦FOUNDERS ✦DEEP TECH ✦VENTURE CAPITAL ✦ANGELS ✦LP ✦ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE ✦HUMAN IN THE LOOP ✦AI SAFETY ✦AGI ✦

Upcoming

MONTHLY FIRESIDES.ONE SUMMIT.

Monthly conversations from the frontier — capped by our annual Summit in December.

  • 7
    Oct · 2026
    FiresideBy Invitation

    Open Capital Frontiers

    Part of SF Tech Week 2026. An evening with LPs, GPs, and VCs building the future of AI, open source, and infrastructure.

    6:00 PMSand Hill Road · Menlo Park, CA
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  • 17
    Oct · 2026
    FiresideComing Soon

    Capital in Open Source & Applied AI

    Part of Open Source Week by the PyTorch Foundation. A half-day gathering of investors only — two panels, luncheon, and dinner — where GPs showcase their portfolio startups and fund metrics around deep tech investments.

    Half DayVenue TBA · San Francisco, CA
    Apply to Speak · Investors Only
  • 6
    Dec · 2026
    Annual SummitComing Soon

    Applied AI Summit 2026

    Two panels and fireside chats with the top 1% of speakers.

    Half dayStanford University · Stanford, CA
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Past Events

Hosted by AAS

  • 30
    Sep · 2026
    Happy HourCompleted

    AI Builders Happy Hour: Applied AI Society × SIT SV Hub

    An evening for founders, investors, and builders — co-hosted with Startup Island TAIWAN Silicon Valley Hub.

    5:00 – 8:00 PMStartup Island TAIWAN SV Hub · Cupertino, CA
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  • 9
    Sep · 2026
    FiresideCompleted

    The Future of Data Centers, Deep Tech & AI Investing

    Co-hosted with Startup Island TAIWAN SV Hub — an evening on the infrastructure and capital powering AI.

    5:30 PMStartup Island TAIWAN SV Hub · Palo Alto, CA
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  • 24
    Jun · 2026
    FiresideCompleted

    Investing in Open Source and AI Infrastructure Fireside

    Open Minds. Open Future.

    5:30 PMStartup Island · Palo Alto, CA
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PARTNEREVENTS

Events we co-host with the organizations shaping open source and applied AI — from Palo Alto to Stanford and San Francisco.

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