AI Tinkerers โ San Lorenzo Inaugural Meetup ยท 18 February 2026
๐ค๐ฅ AI Tinkerers San Lorenzo: 1er Capitulo ๐ฅ๐ค
Weโre gathering active builders who ship AI in production to trade code, war-stories, and fresh ideas in San Lorenzo.
โ๏ธโ๏ธ Register todayโspace is limited and our events fill fast. โ๏ธโ๏ธ

What is AI Tinkerers?
AI Tinkerers is a vibrant, global community for AI engineers, founders, and researchers focused on hands-on building, sharing messy side projects, and innovating with Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI. We are often described as the โHomebrew Computer Club for AI,โ known for fostering open collaboration, early-stage discovery, and pushing boundaries.
We are builders. No futurist panels, no vague disruption talk. Code, demos, and working systems first.
Q: Who is AI Tinkerers for and who is it not for?
We curate for people rolling up their sleeves. Whether you are debugging latency spikes or shipping breakthroughs through agentic workflows, you must pop the hood, debug in public, and help others do the same.
| โ Welcome | โ๏ธ Not a fit |
|---|---|
| Engineers & researchers with live deployments | Investors scouting deals |
| Open-source contributors shipping agent stacks | Idea-stage founders hunting co-founders |
| Product teams debugging latency, evals, finetunes | Recruiters, marketers, consultants |
Full FAQ โ https://aitinkerers.org/p/faq
๐ Thursday โข 5 March 2026
San Lorenzo, Paraguay
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 6 : 00 PM | Doors Open & Check-in |
| 6 : 15 PM | Welcome & Community Pulse |
| 6 : 30 PM โ 7 : 30 PM | Builder Demos & Technical Deep Dives |
| 7 : 30 PM โ 8 : 00 PM | Builder-to-builder Networking |
Confirmed attendees receive the exact location and access details.
๐ค Confirmed Demos: Architecture, Trade-offs, and What Broke
This inaugural chapter features four technical deep dives from active builders in the San Lorenzo community. AI Tinkerers is where demos beat decks. Expect short, high-signal presentations focused on implementation details, not product pitches.
Demos are concise, work-in-progress showcases focused entirely on the build itself:
- No pitches. Share a challenge, discovery, or lessonโnot a startup promo.
- Demos > Decks. Jump straight into code, serverless graph, or workflow.
- Show & tell. Highlight architecture, tricky bits, and one hard lesson.
- Enable peers. Unblock or inspire another tinkerer with something concrete.
๐ค Submit Your Demo Proposal
The stage is reserved for those actively building. If you have a project, a messy side hack, or a breakthrough you want to share, submit your proposal now. We welcome novel, rough, or even buggy projects, provided you expose the technical internals and answer: โHow did you build this interesting thing?โ
We are particularly interested in builders leveraging 2026 primitives, such as agentic loop techniques, VLMs, or generative 3D models.
Submit Your Demo Proposal Here
Guide โ https://aitinkerers.org/p/what-makes-a-great-demo-at-ai-tinkerers
๐ค Partner with Builders
We thank the Facultad de Ingenieria UNA for hosting our inaugural chapter and providing the space for this builder-focused event.
We maintain a selective sponsorship model: only brands that ship get in. If your company builds infrastructure, models, or tooling that accelerates the work of engineers and researchers, we should talk.
Explore Partnership Opportunities
๐ RSVP: Selective by Design
Entry is strictly curated to maintain a high signal room of active builders. We require demonstrable proof of hands-on work with AI for entry. Space is limited to 150 vetted builders.
โ๏ธโ๏ธ Apply nowโonce we hit capacity, the wait-list closes. โ๏ธโ๏ธ
Fast FAQ
Why so selective?
A builder-only room lets us share unpolished code and candid failures.
Didnโt get in?
Boost your profileโGitHub activity, live project linksโand re-apply. Demand exceeds capacity.
Bringing a non-technical partner?
They must apply and qualify on their own technical merits.
Slides allowed?
No. One architecture diagram max, then straight to the demo.
Investor or vendor?
See sponsorship options โ https://aitinkerers.org/sponsors
Need more answers? Full FAQ โ https://aitinkerers.org/p/faq
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