Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone!! 🎅🎄

The GenAI Collective began last year as a small group of friends gathering in a cozy San Francisco living room to discuss the week’s latest news and advancements in AI.

I don’t think any of us expected these conversations to grow beyond this intimate setting. And in many ways, it hasn’t! Yes, this group of friends has grown a little in size and heart, but the passion and purpose remains the same!

This community was founded on the belief that the most meaningful connections are made when exploring a shared curiosity together, and that meaningful relationships lead to meaningful outcomes. Bring exceptional people together in purposeful ways and INCREDIBLE things happen!

The holiday season is a perfect time for reflection. So, let’s reflect on the Collective’s 2024 and take a trip down memory lane! 🥹

Jan 11th: Kicking off the year right with keynotes and discussions at the AGI Enablers Summit 🤖 (Recap)

Jan 25th: Collaborating with the MLOps Community to host a half dozen guest Tech Talks at the Microsoft Reactor! (Recap)

Jan 30th: Chris kicks off our first non-SF Peninsula chapter in Marin / North Bay with an inspiring message to everyone in attendance 🥳 (Recap)

Feb 9th: Celebrating the GenAI Collective’s one year anniversary with an exclusive “Let’s talk AGI” meetup – discussing timelines, p(doom) etc.! (Recap)

Feb 21st & Feb 27th: Back-to-back design and product workshops with Ansh Mehra and Design Buddies at the Cloudflare offices! (Recap)

Mar 12th: Matt kicking off the Collective’s first ever open demo night with Product Hunt at Mercury HQ 🚀 (Recap)

April 2nd: Agastya hosts our first ever research roundtable in Mountain View, featuring the work of six cutting edge AI researchers 🧑‍🔬 (Recap)

April 10th: Prithvi and Sriram capture the moment during the GenAI Collective first ever event in New York City! (Recap)

April 17th: Collaborating with Girls in Tech to host a series of high-impact panels and keynotes on equity in tech (Recap)

April 23rd: The world's greatest ever AI walk and talk – AKA the Marin Climate Hike! 🥾 (Recap)

May 30th: The Collective’s first large-scale demo night using the Demo Night App featuring 10 demoists and 250+ community members! (Recap, Youtube)

Jun 5th: The Collective takes on NY Tech Week with a large-scale outdoor park meetup 🌳 (Recap)

Jun 27th: Celebrating the moment with all the demoists at the SF Demo Spectacular! (Recap)

Jul 9th: NYC hosts its first research roundtable event with SWE-bench and more 🧑‍🔬 (Recap)

Jul 11th: Anthony hosts a series of keynotes and panels on diversity in AI! (Recap, Video)

Jul 25th: Hosting an invite-only expert roundtable on embodied AI for the UK FCDO! (Recap)

Aug 8th: Æthos welcomes the Collective as we host our first ever event in Boston, focusing on AI and the future of work! (Recap, Video)

Aug 15th: We took community events to a whole new level with our SF Demo Showcase at Shack15! 🚀 (Recap)

Aug 29th: Aman and Chuck kick off the Collective Miami community – what an incredible turnout! (Recap)

Sep 24th: The Miami community joins forces with GPTuesdays to put on a series of AI workshops 🧠 (Recap)

Oct 1st: Kulbir delivers an inspiring speech to kick off the Seattle chapter’s launch event before breaking out into themed discussion groups! (Recap)

Oct 3rd: Jonan hosts the Boston chapter’s inaugural event, AI lightning talks ⚡️ (Recap)

Oct 11th: AI legend and luminary Kai-Fu Lee speaks at the Collective’s most exclusive event yet at SF Tech Week! (Recap)

Oct 15th: Brandon launches the Collective’s Los Angeles chapter during LA Tech Week! (Recap)

Oct 17th: Catherine brought all the energy for the GenAI Collective’s Washington DC kickoff event! 🏛️ (Recap)

Oct 20th: Hosting the TED AI SF Hackathon with 100+ hackers and a special guest appearance from mayor London Breed! (Recap)

Nov 6th: AI Builders Night in action with Weviate at Github HQ! (Recap)

Nov 13th: NYC hosts their first demo night with 200+ in attendance, 7 companies demoing, and $15k+ in prizes 🚀 (Recap)

Nov 13th: The Boston community hosts its first demo night! (Recap)

Nov 14th: Hosting the Collective’s first ever international meetup in Paris, France! 🇫🇷 (Event)

Nov 14th: The enthusiasm was through the roof as Jonathan launches the Collective’s Chicago chapter! (Recap)

Nov 19th: Nate leads the Collective’s first event focused on AI policy & regulation in Washington DC ⚖️ (Recap)

Nov 21st: The Collective launches with an especially tight-knit group in Austin right before Thanksgiving! (Recap)

Dec 2nd: Enyu and Amal pioneer Hot Takes Monday, a brand new event series, in Boston 🔥 (Recap)

Dec 4th: Capturing a history books-worthy moment as Product Hunt and the GenAI Collective combine forces to begin a new era of SF Demo Nights! (Recap)

Dec 11th: 50+ builders joined us for a nine-hour sprint to create groundbreaking projects using HeyGen APIs with $35K+ in prizes handed out at the end 🏆 (Recap, Video)

Dec 17th: A great turnout for Denver’s first GenAI Collective community event 🏔️ (Recap)

Dec 17th: The Chicago chapter hosts 8 startups and 100+ attendees during its first demo night at mHUB! (Recap)

Dec 18th: Miami hosts a demo night focused on AI agents with 7 companies demoing to the community 🤖 (Recap)

Dec 19th: Toronto closes out the year with a kickoff event full of passionate discussion, genuine connection, and festive spirit! 🎁 (Recap)

Hey, thank you for reading all the way to the end and being a part of this awesome community! I hope you’re having a very merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season! 🎄😄

As we gear up for the new year with demo nights, hackathons, themed events, and exciting new initiatives across dozens more chapters, we’re seeking long-term, values-aligned partners and sponsors to join us on this journey!

If you are looking to collaborate with the Collective to build your community among the best and brightest founders, researchers, operators, and investors in AI, please do not hesitate to get in touch!

The GenAI Collective is growing rapidly and we’re looking for passionate, visionary community builders to join our team. If you want to join a team of 50+ organizers helping to shape the future of AI, we have tons of exciting ways to get involved! Tap a button below learn what you can create with this vibrant community!

About Chappy Asel

Chappy is a serial tech entrepreneur. More than anything, he loves making new friends and learning something new at every GenAI Collective event. In his free time, you will almost certainly find him in the gym going heavy on bench! 💪

P.S. interested in seeing how this community got started? Check out our 2023 Wrapped and this Medium article! 🫶