AI and tech events in Chicago

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Chicago AI Builders Meetup: From First Build to Production

Class · AI · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · ChicagoSee demos of AI projects, take part in live building tutorials, and hear how professional engineers decide when to build independently versus bring in specialists.

AI Guardrails and Evals | 7th Chicago Meetup

Talk · AI Testing · 6 PM · River North

Tiller: Structure, Gates, and State for Human + Agent Teams

Talk · AI · 6 PM · The Loop

The Field-to-Flow Lab:Chicago Construction Operations & AI Working Exchange

Meetup · Construction · 6 PM · The LoopSwap field-tested ideas about smoother construction operations and practical AI with Chicago builders at this in-person working exchange.

Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff?

Talk · AI · 3 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library

Unification

Talk · AI · 4 PM · AvondaleTake part in an open Q&A about the use of AI in various ways.

Funny in the age of AI

Stand-up · 6 PM · Logan SquareThis quarterly live series brings comedians, researchers, and people across Chicago together to learn about AI alongside comedy.

Ember AI Dinner @ Becker's ASC

Dinner · 7 PM · Sold out · The Loop

Startup Tech & AI Networking in Chicago

Networking · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North

Effective Altruism Chicago Discussion -AI Developments and Risk

Talk · AI Risk · 6 PM – 9 PM · Old TownDiscuss AI developments and risk at this Effective Altruism Chicago discussion.

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