What could you build in an afternoon with AI and a problem from your own workday? On Saturday, October 3rd, Jason Baer, Principal AI PM at Adobe, will lead A New Way to Work, a hands-on course exploring AI beyond basic prompting. Using Claude, participants will build a reusable workflow, explore ways to automate a routine task, and see how ideas and documents can become apps and visualizations. No coding background is required. Bring a laptop, a free or paid Claude account, and one repetitive administrative task you’d like to tackle. Register here: luma.com/a-new-way-to-work

Mattel is building the future of digital play—and hiring the AI talent to help build it. 🎮🤖 Oct 7 @ Mattel HQ: → Mattel AI + tech leaders → Fireside chat → Live demo → Hiring opportunities → Networking Only 75 attendees will be selected. Apply → joinai.la/events/building-th… @AILA @Mattel

We're thrilled to announce pre-approved access to Moonshots LIVE for our AI LA community. On September 25, Moonshots LIVE will bring together ambitious founders and visionaries for a one-night awards show celebrating the people building a future worth living in. More than $5 million in awards will be presented live onstage at a restored 1920s movie palace in downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by Peter H. Diamandis, the evening will feature judges including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Neal Stephenson, Palmer Luckey, Cathie Wood, Mark Pincus, Anousheh Ansari, and Logan Kilpatrick. Nothing is pre-decided or pre-recorded—and only 1,500 seats are available. As an AI LA subscriber, you can skip the application process and select your preferred admission tier. A limited number of scholarship-level seats are also available for young builders under 25. Learn more and register: moonshots.com/landing/ai-la

AI LA’s Tech Week lineup is officially live! Presented by @Techweek_ and taking place October 12–18, LA Tech Week turns the city into a meeting ground for the people building, funding, and shaping what comes next. Our six-event lineup brings that energy to AI, aerospace, defense, and deep tech: Here’s what’s ahead: 🍻 October 12 | AI & Innovation Oktoberfest 🇨🇦 October 14 | Canadians in LA Reception 🚀 October 14 | Aerospace and Defense Panel & Networking 🎙️ October 14 | AI Unscripted 💡 October 15 | Pasadena Tech Happy Hour & Startup Showcase 🌐 October 16 | AI LAX Summit at Google Playa Vista From Venice to Pasadena, join us for candid conversations, practical learning, and genuine connection. Explore the events and register: joinai.la/tech-week-2026 Space is limited, and each event requires separate registration.

A lot is happening at AI LA this fall, and we’re just getting started. From hands-on workshops and industry summits to community meetups, our upcoming events offer a variety of opportunities to learn, connect, and explore what’s next in AI across Los Angeles. Explore the events currently on our calendar and find the one that’s right for you: joinai.la/events And stay tuned: Next week, we’ll announce an expanded lineup of AI LA events taking place during @Techweek_ by @a16z in Los Angeles. We can’t wait to see you there!

AI LA’s community is powered by ambassadors who turn ideas into events, connections, and opportunities for others. Grant Hosford has been part of AI LA since its earliest days, attending events as far back as 2016. After stepping away to build and successfully exit his startup, codeSpark, he reconnected with the community and began organizing generative AI events in 2023. Today, Grant leads roughly 15 AI LA events each year, including our programming with Qualcomm—bringing founders, technologists, and curious minds together to learn from one another and explore what’s next. Outside of AI LA, Grant is building Powersift, an AI platform that automates legal work for M&A and financing deals, and advises founders across AI and EdTech. Grant’s generosity, entrepreneurial experience, and commitment to creating meaningful programming have made an incredible impact on our community. We’re grateful to have him as an ambassador. Want to connect and help shape the future of AI in Los Angeles? Join the AI LA community: joinai.la/membership

Ready to move beyond talking about AI agents and start building with them? Join AI LA, TriggerWare.ai, and TEKsystems for an afternoon of practical tech talks, live demos, and hands-on exploration of AI agent technologies. Bring your laptop for opportunities to build alongside fellow developers, technologists, and AI enthusiasts. Space is limited. Register to join: luma.com/uo6p0w5y

Ever wondered what it's like to have a digital twin? We're thrilled to partner with HeyGen in a hands-on workshop where attendees will create their very own AI avatar and walk out with an account and a video-ready version of themselves. Whether you're curious about AI or looking to level up your marketing or sales toolkit, this one's for you. ​The workshop will be led by AI LA community member Manuel Vergara, Ambassador for HeyGen. Register here: joinai.la/events/heygen-101-…

Lots of excitement on Friday at our Robot Soccer Cup, a full-day hackathon that combined computer vision, edge AI, embedded systems, and World Cup-style competition in partnership with @Qualcomm_Dev. Armed with a Hiwonder miniAuto robot powered by the Arduino UNO Q, each team had just a few hours to train its robot to recognize the ball, navigate the field, and score before competing in a live, single-elimination tournament. The day brought plenty of creative problem-solving, testing, debugging, last-minute code changes, and dramatic moments on the pitch. Congratulations to Team MKPT—Kaung Khant, Myat Khant, Phyo Thant, Thet Paing Da Na, and Phone Min Ko—on taking home first place! Thank you to everyone who built, competed, mentored, and cheered from the sidelines—and to @Qualcomm_Dev, Arduino, and Edge Impulse for helping us create such a memorable hands-on experience for LA’s AI and robotics community. A final thank-you to AI LA Ambassadors Rita Sargsyan and Grant Hosford for their leadership in organizing the event and making the day such a success. Swipe through for highlights from the tournament. ➡️ #ArtificialIntelligence #Robotics #EdgeAI #ComputerVision #Hackathon #LosAngelesTech

Curious about designing the next aircraft? Captivated by deep-space exploration? Join us in El Segundo on Thursday, August 13th, for an evening of conversation about everything that soars—within Earth’s atmosphere and far beyond. Connect with engineers, students, founders, and professionals interested in learning more about the industry, exchanging ideas, and meeting potential collaborators. Register here: joinai.la/events/aerospace-m… #AILA #Aerospace #SpaceTech #Aviation #LosAngeles

This Wednesday, we're partnering with Machine Cinema to gather artists, filmmakers, and creators to discuss AI's impact on entertainment and media. Join us at Idle Hour for a casual meetup. Register here: luma.com/e0gtr88d

Join us tomorrow for our Monthly AI Policy Meetup at Highland Park Brewery. This monthly gathering brings together policymakers, technologists, and researchers for candid conversations on the trends shaping AI governance and its real-world impact. Whether you're deep in policy work or simply want to understand where things are headed, you're welcome at the table. Register at: joinai.la/events/ai-policy-a…

On August 14th, AI LA and Qualcomm are teaming up for the Robot Soccer Cup Hack Day—a one-day AI and robotics hackathon where teams will program AI-powered robots, train them to identify and strike the ball, and put their creations to the test in a live, one-on-one soccer tournament. Participants will get the opportunity to build with Qualcomm-powered hardware, explore computer vision and edge AI, connect with fellow developers and technologists, and compete for prizes, swag, and the Robot Soccer Cup trophy. Want to compete? Spots are limited to 32 teams. Fill out the interest form to claim yours: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Want to watch the action? General admission and AI LA+ member tickets are live on Luma: luma.com/robot-cup-hackathon… #AILA #Qualcomm #Robotics #AI #Hackathon #EdgeAI #LosAngeles

Mark your calendar: our annual Life Summit is coming back on September 26th. This year, we're focusing the summit on reimagining health—exploring care, longevity, the health industry, and the technologies reshaping them. We'll bring together academia and industry to showcase the latest advances in exponential technologies and confront healthcare's most pressing challenges, spotlighting a new generation of data-driven startups working to improve patient outcomes—alongside leading experts, technologists, researchers, and healthcare decision-makers. Interested in contributing to the summit? Here are three ways to get involved: 1. Have something to say about AI's impact on healthcare? We want to hear it. Apply to be a speaker at: lnkd.in/g2p-BZ9S 2. Help bring the summit to life from behind the scenes. Sign up to volunteer at: tally.so/r/3yGyWp 3. Pitch a topic: AI in women's health? Drug discovery ethics? Hospital workflows? If there is a specific healthcare topic you would like us to cover during the summit, email your ideas to contact@joinai.la.

Three years ago, Lauren Bradley walked into an AI Policy Mixer not quite sure what to expect. She walked out having joined our Responsible AI Reading Group as a volunteer—and she's been part of the AI LA community ever since. By day, Lauren works in Government Affairs at The Jackson Laboratory, tracking California's fast-moving AI legislation. But what keeps her coming back to AI LA is the variety: events spanning industries, formats, and ideas well outside her day-to-day. Most of all, she says, it's the people—volunteers, event attendees, and members alike—who make it worth showing up. Ready to find your own community at AI LA? Members like Lauren get full access to events, workshops, and networking—plus a voice in shaping where AI LA goes next. Become a member: joinai.la/membership

We are proud partners of this year’s Data Con LA at California State University, Long Beach. On August 22nd, the conference will bring together leaders across AI/ML, data science, data engineering, and analytics for a full day of ideas and connection. We're especially excited that our Executive Director, Heather Sit, will be part of the Women in Data & AI panel to discuss the real progress (and real gaps) in building a more representative data and AI community. Come say hi and catch the panel live: dataconla.com/events/dcla-20… hashtag#DataConLA hashtag#AILA hashtag#WomenInData

If you’re building at the edge of AI, XR, games, VFX, 3D, or interactive systems, this Hack is the place to be! Coming up this weekend, we’re excited to be a network partner with #WorldsinAction Hack [02-LA]. There's still time to register. Save your spot here: luma.com/u7pmhw92 #SIGGRAPH2026 #SpatialAI #3D #GenerativeAI