As the year winds down and the holiday spirits ramp up, we invite you to the most electrifying AI meetup (end-of-year edition). We will throw the most exciting holiday bash for people who build AI!

Join AI developers, ML engineers, Data scientists and practitioners to celebrate all your hard work this year, with tech talks, food, and drinks.

Agenda:
* 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, Food/drink, AI community showcase desks, networking
* 6:10pm~6:25pm: Welcome/community update
* 6:25pm~8:00pm: Tech talks, Q&A and Community showcase on stage
* 8:00pm~8:30pm: Open discussion and Mixer

Tech Talk: Accelerating Startup Innovation: InterSystems Startup Program and Venture Fund
Speaker: Dean Andrews @Intersystems
Abstract: Learn how InterSystems global innovation program supports startups in Fintech, Healthcare, and Supply Chain and how you can take part; get inspired by innovative AI startups we already work with.

Tech Talk: Will Gen AI Terminate Us?
Speaker: Roya Kandalan @Aware
Abstract: In this talk, we explore the potential of Gen AI to reshape our world across various domains, such as healthcare and education. We discuss how Gen AI can complement human capabilities, foster innovation, and promote human-AI collaboration. However, we also address the ethical concerns and risks associated with Gen AI. Our goal is to navigate this uncharted territory responsibly, ensuring a harmonious relationship between humans and AI.

Tech Talk: Metasearch and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Speaker: Sid Probstein @Swirl
Abstract: In this talk, we discuss how personalized, user-directed AI saves knowledge workers massive amounts of time - Why you can finally, safely search multiple enterprise repositories without copying all data - What software companies and service providers can do to add AI to existing applications without huge costs - Why you might never have to run another important search thanks to the subscribe feature

AI Projects Demo/Showcase:
We have 5~10 demo desks available for the community showcases and ~5 minutes quick demo on the stage. You are invited to apply here Community Showcase

Venue:
Microsoft New England – 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
Conf Room: Horace Mann (All guests are required to check in with building security on the M floor.)

Lucky Draw: We will host a fantastic raffle during the event. To enter, drop a comment on the LinkedIn Post

Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community.  Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will have the chance to speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, and gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 8,000+ local or 300K+ developers worldwide.

Community on Slack
- Event chat: chat and connect with speakers and attendees
- Sharing blogs, events, job openings, projects collaborations
Join Slack (browse/search and join #boston channel)