AI Tinkerers LA: Builder Meetup & Live Demos

AI Tinkerers LA is a selective, code-first meetup for active engineers, founders, and researchers shipping generative AI. The format is technical show-and-tell: short live demos about how something was built - implementation, workflows, messy experiments - rather than product pitches. Space is capped for a high-signal room; registration asks for GitHub, LinkedIn, or Twitter for technical verification. Venice puts it on the Silicon Beach builder map, next door to The KINN community that co-hosts with Oxen.ai and other partners listed on the chapter site. Venice puts it on the Silicon Beach builder map. The KINN and Oxen.ai are listed sponsors, with other partners on the chapter site.

Thursday, August 6, 2026, 6:00-8:00 PM in Venice at The KINN. The exact address is shared after acceptance. Apply on la.aitinkerers.org; demo proposals have a separate path for speakers once registered.

The filter is real: approval is not automatic. People who can show working systems or deep technical lessons belong here. Demo Day LA the following week is the structured pitch and fireside format if that is what you want; this night is builder peers near Silicon Beach. GitHub, LinkedIn, or Twitter is the verification the chapter asks for - have a profile ready when you apply. GitHub, LinkedIn, or Twitter is the verification the chapter asks for - have a profile ready. Demo Day LA the following week is Nerdstage’s pitch and fireside if you need investors on stage; this night is show-and-tell about implementation. Treat the application filter as real; approval is not automatic.

Apply early enough to hear back before August 6, and do not plan a Venice commute until the address lands. If you want to demo, use the speaker path after you are registered; the application itself is only the door.