What we’re about
The Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group (RMAIIG) is a community of both non-technical and technical members who are passionate and enthusiastic about the recent advancements in generative AI tools. This group is focused on exploring and discussing the latest developments in AI, particularly tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Google’s Gemini. We will also look at the impact of these tools on business, education, workplace, law, entrepreneurship and society in general.
The group is designed to be inclusive and welcoming to all individuals who have an interest in AI and its applications. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, RMAIIG aims to provide a platform for learning, sharing ideas, and collaborating with like-minded people.
Our events will host speakers who are experts in some aspect of AI and able to communicate with a broad audience of non-technical users. You will be able to stay ahead of the curve on fast-moving developments in the field and get your questions answered.
The RMAIIG Linktree has all of our resources in one place! https://linktr.ee/rmaiig It has links to: our Meetup page, shared Google calendar for all events, videos of past meetings, links to every single Subgroup (Denver Subgroup, Fort Collins Subgroup, Legal, Entrepreneurs and Startups, AI Marketing Forum, AI/ML Engineering, Women in AI, Ethics and Safety, AI in Education), RMAIIG Slack space (where hundreds of us are already having deeper interactions), RMAIIG t-shirt ordering, LinkedIn page and more!
RMAIIG Group Linktree, including global shared calendar across RMAIIG and all special-interest subgroups (Denver Subgroup, Fort Collins Subgroup, Legal, Entrepreneurs and Startups, AI Marketing Forum, AI/ML Engineering, Women in AI, Ethics and Safety, AI in Education): https://linktr.ee/rmaiig
RMAIIG Group Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/rmaiig/shared_invite/zt-2oqy6vepv-WFdvmfp1ceQU9LcnQZvQaw
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Wed, Sept 17th: 'Vibe Coding: Everyone’s a Builder Now' - 6:00 PM, CU BoulderAnn and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, BOULDER, CO
The Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group (RMAIIG) invites you to an in-person meeting on Wednesday, Sep 17th, at 6:00 PM at CU Boulder on 'Vibe Coding: Everyone’s a Builder Now.'
Vibe coding is opening the door for anyone to become a software creator, whether building in community, scaling for enterprise, or experimenting with new AI-powered tools.
This session will explore the excitement, challenges, and risks of building without code, offering perspectives from those pioneering new companies as well as those who have already learned hard lessons from AI-assisted development.
Attendees will come away with a grounded understanding of what vibe coding makes possible, what hurdles remain, and how this fast-moving trend is reshaping the very meaning of what it means to “be a coder.”
'Vibe Coding: Everyone’s a Builder Now'
CU Boulder East Campus: In-person
Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building (Room 120)
3775 Discovery Dr., Boulder CO 80303
Wed, Sep 17th
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Meeting
5:30 PM Free pizza (thanks to our pizza sponsor, Customer Paradigm!)
Parking: https://www.rmaiig.org/parkingThe session will open with Thomas Olson, COO at Imaginary Space, the #1 Lovable Development Partner, who will share how AI is transforming enterprise software while making it possible for anyone to build. He’s built production-ready AI apps for multimillion-dollar brands like Dude Wipes and Betr Health, and previously helped develop Messenger at Meta, now used by billions worldwide. In this session, he’ll showcase real-world results and lead a live build, revealing how AI delivers speed, creativity, and measurable business impact.
Next, Nima Keivan, co-founder and CEO at Durable will discuss the challenges and opportunities in building flexible and reliable software without code for the enterprise today. Before Durable, he was co-founder and CTO of Canvas Technology, a Boulder-based startup developing vision-based autonomous mobile robots for manufacturing and logistics, which was acquired by Amazon. After Amazon, Nima joined Xplorer Capital helping the team source and assess early-stage startup deals in deeptech, AI, and sustainability. Nima holds a PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he researched visual perception and control for agile autonomous vehicles.
Finally, Michael Hedgpeth, Co-Founder at Hedge-Ops Software, will present "What Scares Me About Vibe Coding." As a technical founder who has built the People Work app using AI tools, Michael will share hard-won lessons about what works and what doesn't in AI-assisted development. Drawing from real-world experience, he'll offer practical advice on harnessing AI's power while avoiding its most seductive traps.
At the end of the meeting, we'll assemble all the speakers for a Q&A panel. Bring lots of questions!
We will have free pizza sponsored by Customer Paradigm (customerparadigm.com), a Boulder, Colorado company that specializes in AI integration, application development and digital marketing. Since 2002, Customer Paradigm has been led by founder Jeff Finkelstein, and has worked directly with the AWS machine learning team to build AI tools for eCommerce sites.
Special thank you to Bobby Hodgkinson for arranging the meeting space!
