Vision-Language Models (VLMs) are transforming how AI **sees, understands, and explains the world.** From image captioning to multimodal reasoning, they power the next wave of intelligent applications.
In this live session, we’ll:

* Break down the fundamentals of how **Vision-Language Models** process both text and images
* Showcase **lightweight VLMs** (SmolVLM, MiniCPM-o, Qwen-VL, etc.) that can run on modest hardware
* Demonstrate real-time examples: **image captioning, visual Q&A, and multimodal retrieval**
* Compare open-source VLMs with larger commercial ones, and discuss where small models shine
* Share tips on deploying VLMs for **startups, apps, and research projects**

🔹 **Format:** Demo-driven walkthrough + interactive Q&A
🔹 **Who’s it for:** AI engineers, product managers, researchers, and builders curious about multimodal AI
🔹 **Takeaway:** A working understanding of VLMs, access to demo notebooks, and ideas for real-world applications

Mumbai Artifical Intelligence Group

Raj Marri

sreelatha

Cavin Lobo

Sujay Srivastava

Arman Laliwala

Omkar Pandit Bankar

Seeing is Believing: A Hands-On Tour of Vision-Language Models

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Hey everyone,

Thanks for being part of the Charlotte Artificial Intelligence Meetup.
Let’s grab a drink and catch up at The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten - 4150 Yancey Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217 6 PM, Thursday, Nov, 13th.

**Whether you want to:**
Roast that preprint claiming AGI is “probably arriving next Thursday,”
Swap hacks for getting ChatGPT to plan meals and rhyme about broccoli,
Or just sip something cold and meet fellow tinkerers—
…this is your spot.

**Dress code:** whatever passes your Turing test.
Bring your curiosity, your best “AI walked into a bar” joke, and a friend who still thinks Skynet is just a Wi-Fi network.

RSVP, swing by, and let’s prove GenAI folks can socialize without a JSON schema.

See you there!

Charlotte Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group

Srini Bhagavatula

kevin

Tink Curry

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MURUGAN GNANASEKARAN

Walter Rodriguez

Ivory McGilvery

Josh

Brendon

Bryson Bonham

Tyler DeVere

vikram Harindran

Surya Siyadri

Ray Bush

Chibiusa

Loyd Charles

fabrizio chavez

Shira Firestone

November Networking Event - Charlotte AI Group

The Old Mecklenburg Brewery

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) doesn’t stop at text. The future is **multimodal RAG**, where models can reason over **documents, images, charts, and more**.
In this hands-on session, we’ll explore:

* What **Multimodal RAG** is and why it matters
* How to combine text + images in a retrieval pipeline
* Using **vision-language embeddings** for storing & searching multimodal data
* Running live demos with small VLMs (Vision-Language Models) and vector databases
* Practical use cases: compliance checks, document Q&A, product search, and research workflows

🔹 **Format:** Interactive demo + live coding walkthrough
🔹 **Who’s it for:** AI engineers, researchers, and product teams building advanced AI systems
🔹 **Takeaway:** A working notebook + examples of multimodal retrieval powering next-gen AI apps

Kalim

Ravindra Soni

Jainam Gandhi

Beyond Text: Building Multimodal RAG Systems

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