Welcome to the monthly in-person AI meetup in Chicago, in collaboration with Google and CCC Intelligent Solutions. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and machine learning, networking with speakers and fellow developers

Agenda:
* 5:30~6:00pm: Checkin, Food/drink and Networking
* 6:00~6:15pm: Welcome/community update
* 6:15~7:30pm: Tech talks and Q&A
* 7:30pm: Open discussion and Mixer

Tech Talk: Generative AI & Large Language Models
Speaker: Varun Sridharan (CCC) & Prakyath Kantharaju (CCC)
Abstract: In this session, we will provide an overview of CCC's Research in Generative AI and Large Language Models, the challenges, use cases and lessons learnt.

Tech Talk: Rapid Prototyping using Gemma and Production deploy in Vertex AI
Speaker: Rabimba Karanjai (Google Developer Expert)
Abstract: In this walkthrough, we will guide you step-by-step, from finding the model, pulling up code snippets, and creating a simple prompt in just a few clicks. Navigating your favorite integrations and tools has never been so easy. And learn how to run Gemma locally on your laptop using quantized models.

Speakers/Topics:
- Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics

Venue:
CCC, 167 North Green Street, 8th Floor | Chicago

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 not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 10,000+ AI developers in Chicago or 350K+ worldwide.

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