Meetups
Learning that keeps going.
All Things AI (Live) is continuous learning year-round — virtual lunch and learns and live meetups around the Triangle. New events go up on Meetup first.
New dates are on the way.
Meetups
AI meetups in Raleigh, Durham, and online
All Things AI (Live) is our Meetup group: 5,025 members and over 70 events of our own since April 2023.
Join All Things AI (Live) on MeetupRecent meetups
Catch up on what the group covered
Lunch and learn · Vibe Coding, Take Two: Ship Production AppsMark Hinkle, Peripety Labs(watch on YouTube, opens in a new tab)
Lunch and learn · Build Skills: Teach Your AI Agents How You WorkMark Hinkle, Peripety Labs(watch on YouTube, opens in a new tab)
Lunch and learn · Tokenomics 101: Why Your AI Bill Keeps ClimbingDon Shin, CrossComm(watch on YouTube, opens in a new tab)
Lunch and learn · Vibe Coding for Business UsersMark Hinkle, Peripety Labs(watch on YouTube, opens in a new tab)
Workshop · Vibe Coding a Website (For Non-Technical Users)Mark Hinkle, Peripety Labs(watch on YouTube, opens in a new tab)
Workshop · Building Agents with GraniteBJ Hargrave, IBM Research(watch on YouTube, opens in a new tab)
What they are
The year-round side of All Things AI
The conference happens once a year. Our meetups are how the community keeps learning together in between. All Things AI (Live) started on Meetup in April 2023, and it has grown to 5,025 members.
The group is open to anyone: executives, engineers, students, career-changers, and people who are just getting started with AI.
Member reviews
621 reviews from people who came to our meetups
Every review our Meetup group has received since May 2023, across 74 events. Each star behind this section is one review, grouped by meetup.
4.6
Average of 621 Meetup reviews. 92% gave 4 or 5 stars.
- 5 stars445
- 4 stars126
- 3 stars35
- 2 stars8
- 1 star7
- Engaging57%
- Welcoming host55%
- Was as described43%
- Met new people34%
- Good setting34%
- I felt safe34%
- Made an impact33%
- Inclusive attendees32%
- Punctual start30%
Leila N.
“Mark is a great teacher and very generous with his talents and knowledge, ensuring our community continues to advance. I'm very grateful.”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +6 more
Lunch and Learn: Build Skills — Teach Your AI Agents How You Work
Steve W.
“Best Overview I have seen.”
- Engaging
- I felt safe
- Welcoming host
Lunch and Learn: Tokenomics 101
Guillermo M.
“Perhaps avoiding power point presentation when you are going to showcase a demo. And also testing before time. The whole event was planned for 30 minutes and took more than 1 hour due to technical difficulties”
- Not engaging
- Poor setting
Lunch and Learn: Vibe Coding for Business Users — Build Real Web Apps with AI
Dean P.
“Can we get different speakers offering AI from different points of view?”
- Had no impact
Ask Us About AI Agents
DENNX M.
“excellent”
- Engaging
Lunch & Learn: Building Agents with Granite Workshop
Nicholas K.
“Please have plant based or vegan food options”
Ask Us Anything About AI with Google, Make.com and more...
Bina T.
“Great group of AI practitioners. Really enjoyed the honest, simple, no-hype environment they facilitated! Thank you, organizers and speakers.”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +6 more
Ask Us Anything About AI with Google, Make.com and more...
Ramesh S.
“It was very educational.”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +3 more
Ask Us Anything About AI with Google, Make.com and more...
yukti G.
“Appreciate more technical sessions like this in lunch hours to keep updated with tech”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
Lunch and Learn: Agentic Systems: How AI Actually Gets Work Done
Renee
“great lunch and learn!”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +4 more
Lunch & Learn: AI Workflow Engines with Claude, Gemini, & ChatGPT
Steve B.
“A23456789012345678901234567890123456789012345”
- Not as described
- Not engaging
- Didn’t meet anyone
Lunch & Learn: AI Workflow Engines with Claude, Gemini, & ChatGPT
Steve W.
“thanks”
Lunch & Learn: AI Workflow Engines with Claude, Gemini, & ChatGPT
Matthew C.
“More of a product promotion than anything. It was informative but very centered around their product”
- Not engaging
Lunch & Learn: Stop Using LLMs for Everything, A Guide to Private AI Models
Vanessa M.
“Very informative thank you!”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Punctual start
- +1 more
Lunch & Learn: Stop Using LLMs for Everything, A Guide to Private AI Models
Amna W.
“I want to hear more from people who are aware of the great replacement and maybe speaking more to how we can walk forward with ai.”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +6 more
All Things AI Launchpad (Get Ready for All Things AI 2026)
Rob S.
“Great camaraderie and energy revolving around technology and implementing LLMs within various industries. Well presented with excellent content, this evolution is just beginning!”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +6 more
All Things AI Launchpad (Get Ready for All Things AI 2026)
Ay
“Didn’t cover much detail and questions were asked that were ignored/not answered”
- Not as described
- Not engaging
Building Practical AI Systems for Non-Tech Organizations
Ricardo G.
“Mark is truly the Godfather of AI, love his events. Thank you Mark”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +3 more
How to Scale Fast with AI, Battle Stories from the Trenches
Marcia O.
“This format worked very well. I liked the way DeShon talked about the business need and how it was met and then discussed the necessary support structure and success criteria.”
- Was as described
- Made an impact
- Inclusive attendees
- +2 more
How to Scale Fast with AI, Battle Stories from the Trenches
Meghana
“Would love to see more women in AI, Product and Tech.”
- Engaging
- Inclusive attendees
- Met new people
- +3 more
AI State of the Union
Steve W.
“I was concerned I had to pay for parking the evening before . Was pleased that parking was free that evening. -- Also please make the microphone more reliable. :)”
- Engaging
- Inclusive attendees
- Met new people
- +1 more
AI State of the Union
Alicia B.
“Awesome gathering.”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +5 more
AI State of the Union
Terry M.
“Mark and his panel were exceptional. Mark was an excellent host, and the format was wonderful and engaging. His slides and questions were spot-on and helped the panel engage in a very authentic way.”
- Was as described
- Engaging
- Made an impact
- +6 more
AI State of the Union
Drew85
“Audio issues made it challenging to hear.”
AI State of the Union
From the All Things AI (Live) group on Meetup, updated daily. Names are shortened to a first name and last initial. Photos are reviewers' Meetup profile pictures; the illustrated crew stands in for anyone without one. Meetup made written reviews public starting March 26, 2025, so earlier reviews show only their stars and tags.
Formats
Lunch and learns, meetups, and workshops
Online
Lunch and learns
One focused topic over the lunch break, online, so you can join from your desk wherever you are.
Around the Triangle
Meetups
In person, with time to learn something new and meet the people working through the same questions you are.
Hands-on
Workshops
Sessions where you work with the AI tools yourself instead of watching someone else demo them.
How often and where
More than once a month, across the Triangle and online
We've hosted over 70 events of our own since April 2023, which works out to more than one a month. That count covers only the events we run; partner events aren't included.
In-person meetups happen around the Triangle, in Raleigh, Durham, and nearby. Lunch and learns are online, so you can join from anywhere.
On the calendar
What's coming up, and where to find more
We post our lunch and learns, meetups, and workshops to the All Things AI (Live) group on Meetup first, so the group calendar always has the latest dates.
New to meetups? Lunch and learns are online and stick to one focused topic, so you can join from your desk. In-person meetups mix learning something new with time to meet people working through the same questions. Each listing has the date, the topic, and where to go or how to join.
How to join
How to join our meetups
- Join All Things AI (Live) on Meetup. It's free, and it's where we post our events.
- RSVP to what fits. Each listing has the date, the topic, and where to go or how to join online.
- Subscribe to the newsletter for community news between events.
Once a year
All Things AI 2027: April 18–20 in Raleigh
Every spring we hold our conference. All Things AI 2027 is April 18–20, 2027, at the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center.
See all our events or visit our events website.
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