About us
The AI on the Amstel meetup is a monthly technical meetup that features knowledgeable executive-level speakers discussing "in the weeds" AI topics and challenges. Our speakers have first-hand experience building AI products and services - there will be no vague discussions about AI disruption!
Each meetup features a panel discussion followed by networking and drinks.
Upcoming events
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How Frontier AI Models Are Built โ And The Future Of The Cutting Edge
VU StartHub, the blue container village in the middle of the VU campus square, De Boelelaan 1109 B, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, NLWe'll be using the VU's biggest lecture hall (pictures below) for a meetup on frontier AI models โ and we'll celebrate the start of the summer โ๏ธ
๐๐ We've received a lot of requests for a meetup on two related topics. First, how are frontier AI models (like Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.) actually built and improved? Second, the community has requested a hype-free discussion of the future and how cutting-edge models may evolve over the next 1-2 years. So we'll be covering both topics in the June AI on the Amstel meetup!
๐ค๐ค We'll have leading AI researchers on this panel, including Rick Lamers (researcher at NVIDIA) and Thomas Mensink (researcher at Google DeepMind). We'll announce the third panelist soon. We've got an excellent third panelist, but it takes awhile for top researchers to "check all the boxes" internally for public speaking.
๐ง๐ปโ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป Now, we certainly know that not all attendees will be AI engineers working with models all day. We'll make sure the panel strikes the balance of getting into the details of how this works without getting too technical that you can't understand what they're saying : )
๐๏ธ๐๏ธ We'll also celebrate the start of the summer with a twist on our usual meetup format. From 17:00 to 18:00, we will gather in an outdoor area for networking. From 18:00 to 19:15, we'll all walk to the NU building right nearby and sit in the VU's biggest lecture hall for the panel. It's a two minute walk away. After the panel concludes, we'll go back to the outdoor area for more networking.
๐๐ The address for the outdoor party/networking area is De Boelelaan 1095a, 1081 HV Amsterdam. It's the VU StartHub, a blue container village in the middle of the VU campus square. If you arrive a little late (which is fine) and are going straight to the lecture hall, the address for the lecture hall is De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV Amsterdam. The lecture hall is Theaterzaal 1.
๐ ฐ๏ธโน๏ธ For those who are new to the meetup, the AI on the Amstel meetup is a monthly technical meetup that features knowledgeable speakers discussing "in the weeds" AI topics and challenges. This meetup caters to engineers, product managers, and founders in AI. The AI on the Amstel meetup is the largest monthly AI event in Amsterdam. We get 200-400+ people a month depending on the size of the venue that month. The meetup has over 5,000 members and has a 4.7/5 rating.
๐ฃ๐ฃ A shout-out to our new meetup sponsor โ Alibaba and Qwen! Qwen is the leading AI model in China. Want to learn more? Reach out to Kas or Daniel from the team based in the Netherlands.
๐๐ Finally, A big thank you to the team at Demonstrator Lab VU and VU StartHub for helping us arrange this special meetup! Demonstrator Lab VU is the early stage startup incubator of the Vrij Universiteit, open to all students and researchers that want to try out entrepreneurship. VU StartHub is startup pavilion in the heart of the campus.
I hope to see you at the June meetup!
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