Category: Vancouver AI Ecosystem
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The Long Road to Futureproof
Futureproof has been rattling around in my head for years. The difference now is that Vancouver has the people, the trust, and the room to make it real.
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Vancouver Tech Journal Isn’t Journalism
Vancouver Tech Journal is hosting “#VTJTalks: Grading Vancouver’s Innovation Economy in 2025” on December 10th. Here’s what you need to know: The company running this show is led by a former BC Premier who had the RCMP raid his house on live TV. Their playbook involves firing journalists who refuse to promote sponsors. And they
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BC + AI Ecosystem Industry Association Is Live
We just launched Canada’s first grassroots AI industry organization. Not because we love meetings, but because someone has to ask the hard questions while everyone else is busy printing money on artificial intelligence. Like: Who gets to decide what “intelligent” means when you live on unceded territory?
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Vancouver AI Meetup #16: Where Tech, Creativity, and Community Collide
A monthly open-source mixtape of BC AI knowledge, culture & collective intelligence from the bleeding edge of the Pacific Cascadian AI underground.
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“Is A Hotdog A Sandwich?”: Vancouver AI Data Storytelling Hackathon w/ Andrew Reid
Forget boring data decks. I just sat down with Rival Technologies CEO Andrew Reid to plan Vancouver’s most ambitious AI hackathon yet. We’re challenging 40+ teams to reinvent how humans experience data – starting with the eternal question: “Is a hot dog a sandwich?”
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Vancouver AI: The Community Building BC’s AI Future – February Meetup Recap
Where the real work gets done. No gatekeepers, no hand-holding—just a crew of builders, thinkers, and misfits shaping BC’s AI future. Watch what we’re making.
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Vancouver AI January 2025 Recap: One Year of Creative Rebellion & Open-Source Disruption
From hackers to poets, legal minds to artists, our community-driven AI revolution is rewriting the rules. Dive into our one-year anniversary celebration and see how we’re making AI open, ethical, and creative.
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August Vancouver AI Community Meetup Recap – Hackers, Hustlers & Heretics
Steve Jobs said the crazy ones change the world, but he hadn’t met our crew. We’re not just thinking different—we’re creating a whole new remix. Here’s to the misfits, the rebels, and the troublemakers… Vancouver AI edition
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Creativity in the Age of AI: Vancouver AI Community Meetup – June 2024 Highlights
AI Meetup or Avant-Garde Creativity Festival? Delve into Vancouver’s surreal fusion of geospatial sound walks, cyborg art, and live beatboxing – a night that redefines the boundaries of creativity and technology.
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Rise of the Vancouver Technopunks: Hosting the Web Summit on Our Terms
Think Vancouver just landed another regular tech event? Think again. In this no-holds-barred read, I’m laying out how we’re twisting the Web Summit to amplify our city’s bold, technopunk spirit. This isn’t about falling in line – it’s a defiant manifesto for disrupting conventions, elevating the underdog innovators, and solidifying Van City’s rep as the…
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Vancouver AI Community Meetup Recap: June 2024 at Future Proof Creatives Studio
Conversations flowed, ideas exchanged, and a shared passion for AI united everyone at the Vancouver AI Meetup. Here’s a glimpse into the incredible community we’re building together. #VanAIMeetup #AI #Community
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Inside the Innaugural Vancouver AI Community Meetup
Dive into the future where creativity meets code at the Vancouver AI Community Meetup—a nexus of innovation that’s reshaping the art and tech landscape one gathering at a time.
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Generative AI – Future Proof Creatives Online Training Workshops 2024
I’m thrilled to unveil our latest adventure in learning and collaboration: the 2024 Future Proof Creatives Online Training Workshops. This is an extension of our vibrant Vancouver AI Community meetups, offering a more focused, intensive learning experience. Our mission? To blend art, technology, and innovation in a series of workshops that promise to be as…
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Revealing the Future of Education: An Unconventional Creative Exchange
My wanderings exploring creativity’s frontiers led me down an unforeseen path, facilitating an insightful intergenerational discussion bridging Vancouver and Karachi. Discover the nuanced exchange and lessons gleaned from an open-minded connection without borders.
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Teasing the Launch: Vancouver AI Community Meetup
Hey Folks! Ever felt that Vancouver’s AI scene needed a space where like-minded people could gather, learn, and share experiences? Well, so have I! That’s why I’m thrilled to announce the upcoming Vancouver AI Community Meetup!
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Newsletter 002: Rebirth and Revolution
Big changes are afoot in my world – after enriching years on the islands, I’ve returned to the city lights of Vancouver. This move marks a new chapter, one fueled by a passion for exploring how technology and creativity intersect to shape our collective future.
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Feelmore Plants – A Gardening Pop-Up Shop in Vancouver’s West End
You may have heard of Vancouver’s ‘Greenest City’ initiative and the Vancouver Foundation’s “Neighbourhood Small Grant” program that runs along with it. If you haven’t heard about it, it’s a super cool local program giving small amounts of money to people with cool ideas about how to make their communities more AWESOME! 🙂 Here’s more
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Phillimore Point Galiano Island Summer 2016 Bird Inventory
The following 24 birds were observed and identified at Phillimore Point on Galiano Island in British Columbia Canada during the summer of 2016. Some were spotted eating out of the feeders in my backyard garden while others were hanging out in the trees around my cabin while other seabirds were seen soaring over or floating upon the
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