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About TorontoAI
TorontoAI is a vibrant, inclusive community of engineers, builders, founders, and curious minds passionate about making AI infrastructure more accessible, human-centered, and scalable.
We host bi-weekly in-person socials, tech meetups, and hands-on webinars to connect people across disciplines — from DevOps to Data Science, from students to senior architects. Whether you're deploying LLMs in production or just exploring what Databricks does, you're welcome here.
🤝 We’re Building More Than a Meetup
In a world dominated by virtual everything, we believe in real, human-to-human connection.
TorontoAI is a space to:
- Share ideas over coffee
- Spark collaborations face-to-face
- Meet people who understand your stack and your journey
- Build your network beyond LinkedIn likes
💬 What We Talk About:
- Scalable AI & LLM infrastructure (Kubernetes, GPUs, vLLM, Ollama, LangChain)
- Databricks, Snowflake, Fivetran, dbt — building the modern data stack
- MLOps, LLMOps, DevOps — the operational glue of AI systems
- Real-world engineering stories, founder spotlights, and tool breakdowns
🌈 Who We Welcome:
- DevOps, SREs & Platform Engineers moving into data/AI
- Data Engineers, Analysts & ML practitioners
- Founders, freelancers, and technologists in transition
- Students and early-career professionals seeking real-world exposure
We’re committed to creating a welcoming, diverse, and equity-focused space where all voices matter — no gatekeeping, no rockstars, just good humans building cool stuff.
📍 Based in Toronto, open to the world
📅 Join an event — and be part of something human, helpful, and hands-on.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Ollama on Kubernetes : How to Deploy Ollama on KubernetesLink visible for attendees
Join Mike Peterson as he dives into a practical, hands-on demo showcasing how to deploy Ollama on Kubernetes using vCluster to create a cost-effective, multi-tenant environment. In this session, Mike will demonstrate how to set up virtual clusters that provide isolated Kubernetes environments running on shared infrastructure, enabling efficient GPU usage for multiple users.
Date & time: September 11, 5:30 PM
Location: Online (Teams Webinar)
Presented by: Mike Peterson, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer at vCluster.Attendees will learn:
- How to deploy Ollama in a virtual cluster on Kubernetes
- Setting up GPU runtime classes for optimized GPU sharing
- Creating deployments, services, and ingress resources for Ollama
- Connecting and interacting with Ollama running inside the Kubernetes cluster using the Ollama client on a local machine
- Tips on multi-tenancy, managing costs, and securing access with OAuth techniques
This webinar is perfect for cloud-native developers and platform engineers interested in managing AI workloads efficiently on Kubernetes while minimizing costs. Join to see how vCluster enables scalable, secure, and cost-effective deployments of AI models with practical insights and live demonstrations.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torontoai/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@torontoai_?_t=zs-8yvjfept7ob&_r=1 - AI Summit – TorontoAIShyftLabs, Toronto, ON
TorontoAI invites you to an evening of cutting-edge AI insights, live demos, and networking with three expert speakers who are shaping the future of artificial intelligence. From AI security risks to enterprise RAG applications and multi-agent systems, this session is designed to spark ideas, showcase innovation, and connect AI professionals across Toronto.
📅 Date & Time: 17 Sept 2025 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: ShyftLabs, 100 Yonge St Suite 1501, Toronto, ON M5C 2W1🗓 Event Schedule
5:30 – 6:00 PM → Meet & Greet + Light Snacks
6:00 – 6:30 PM → AI Security with Siyavash
6:30 – 7:15 PM → Multi-Agent Systems with Eze
7:15 – 7:30 PM → Networking Wrap-Up
🍕 Pizza + Pops included!FEATURED SPEAKERS:
🔹 Siyavash Nia
AI Security: Balancing Innovation and Risk
This session looks at the security considerations that come with the growing use of AI. We’ll discuss common risks such as data integrity, adversarial inputs, and system vulnerabilities—along with the opportunities AI brings to improve threat detection and response.🔹 Ezequiel (Eze) Lanza
Eze is working on cutting-edge multi-agentic systems with VLM (Vision-Language Models). He will showcase a multi-agent demo and dive into frameworks like beeai, ACP, and A2A, while also exploring multimodal optimization with Hugging Face (HF). His talk will highlight practical approaches to combining text and vision models for powerful new AI workflows.
💡 Why Attend?
Whether you’re an AI researcher, engineer, startup founder, or enthusiast, this session offers:- Hands-on demos and practical frameworks
- Deep technical insights into AI security and multi-agent systems
- Networking opportunities with Toronto’s growing AI community
Please note that we will only consider registration through Luma.
We’d love to see you there—secure your spot on Luma: https://luma.com/x95d7mhq📲 Connect with us:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torontoai_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torontoai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torontoai/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@torontoai
#TorontoAI #AISummit #MachineLearning #AISecurity #RAG #MultiAgentSystems #AIInnovation #Networking
- Vibe Coding — The Punk Rock Future of AI-Powered DevelopmentLink visible for attendees
## Vibe Coding — The Punk Rock Future of AI-Powered Development
### Description:
Are you ready to disrupt your development workflow and code like a rockstar?
Join us for an electrifying webinar where we explore the future of software development through the lens of “Vibe Coding”—an AI-augmented approach that’s collaborative, intuitive, and undeniably rebellious. In this session, we’ll show you how to turn your local dev environment into an AI-enhanced backstage powered by All Hands AI, Devstral, and VLLM—deployed on the high-performance infrastructure of Denvr Cloud.
Just like a punk band tears down conventions, Vibe Coding smashes the traditional barriers of coding by putting intelligent automation, seamless collaboration, and developer empowerment front and center.***
### What You’ll Learn:
🎸 What is Vibe Coding?
Break free from the mundane. Discover how AI is making coding feel more like creating art than writing scripts.🛠️ Inside the Stack:
Deep dive into All Hands AI, the self-hosted, secure, open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot.⚡ Devstral + VLLM:
Learn how Devstral, an LLM built for engineering, and VLLM, a blazing-fast inference engine, supercharge your coding assistant.🚀 Live Setup on Denvr Cloud:
Step-by-step walkthrough to deploy your AI-powered stack on enterprise-grade GPU infrastructure.
📊 Real-Time Monitoring:
Integrate Grafana and Prometheus to observe your AI assistant in action.
🧠 Use Cases and Demos:
From smart test generation to real-time refactoring, see how Vibe Coding boosts productivity for individuals and teams.
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### Who Should Attend:
- Software Engineers and DevOps who want an edge in their workflow
- AI Engineers exploring self-hosted copilots
- Tech leads looking for secure, customizable LLM solutions
- CTOs interested in the future of developer productivity
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### Event Details:
📅 Date: 12 AUG 2025
🕒 Time: 6 PM EST
🌐 Location: Live Online (Link will be shared upon registration)We will be following instruction mentioned on the blog post - https://www.becloudready.com/post/punk-band-of-software-development-vibe-coding-with-all-hands-ai-devstral-and-vllm
Deploy Your Own Vibe Coding Platform with All Hands & Mistral AI on Denvr
Bonus
All attendees will receive a free setup guide, code samples, and access to the deployment repo so you can start jamming with your own AI band right after the session.***
Come for the code. Stay for the Vibe. Let’s bring the punk energy back to software development.
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