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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Next Fireside
Frontier vs. Open Source Future of LLMs
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Aug 26, 2026 · 5:30 PM San Francisco, CA
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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

FOUR FIRESIDES.ONE SUMMIT.

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

  • 26
    Aug · 2026
    FiresideComing Soon

    Frontier vs. Open Source Future of LLMs

    Closed frontier labs vs. open-source ecosystems — where does the future lead?

    5:30 PMSan Francisco · San Francisco, CA
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  • 25
    Sep · 2026
    FiresideBy Invitation

    Capital at the Frontier

    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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  • 6
    Oct · 2026
    Annual SummitComing Soon

    Applied AI Summit 2026

    Part of SF Tech Week 2026. Two panels and fireside chats with the top 1% of speakers.

    Half dayStanford University · Stanford, CA
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Past Events

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