Christoph Schuhmann: LAION and its Role in Open Source AI

We have exciting news: Kiel.AI is now Coding.Waterkant!

Since 2020, we have been organizing Coding.Waterkant, an event dedicated to implementing machine learning projects. By renaming the Meetup, we aim to bring the two communities closer together.

Our first Coding.Waterkant Meetup will kick off the annual Coding.Waterkant event, and we invite everyone to join us for the opening keynote on Monday night!
Of course, you are also welcome to sign up for the full Coding.Waterkant event, where you can work on your AI projects, support others, and participate in various workshops. If you're coming from outside the region, we offer on-site accommodation.

For more information and registration for the full event, visit:
https://coding.waterkant.sh

Agenda for Monday:

1. Welcome to Coding.Waterkant
   Anna-Lena Hansen, Steffen Brandt, and the Waterkant Festival Team

2. DigitalHub.SH - Open Source Funding Opportunities in Schleswig-Holstein
   Anja Voß, WTSH
   Anja will present DigitalHub.SH, which supports public and non-profit organizations in developing open-source software for specific digitalization needs.

3. Keynote: LAION and its Role in Open Source AI
   Christoph Schuhmann, Founder of LAION
   Christoph will discuss the mission and initiatives of LAION, a globally renowned non-profit organization dedicated to providing large-scale open-source datasets for machine learning, which serve as a basis for projects like Stable Diffusion. He will highlight their current projects, their impact on the AI community, and how they facilitate advancements in open-source AI technologies.

After the keynote, we invite you to join us for a social gathering with food and drinks, providing a great opportunity for further networking and discussions.

We look forward to seeing you at Coding.Waterkant!

Please note that this Meetup will be in-person only.