Vancouver AI Community Meetup #18 - June 2025

Vancouver AI Community Meetup #18 - June 2025

From Vancouver AI Pods by Kris Krüg (KK)

July 4, 2025 · 2h 18m · Season 2 · Episode 4

About this episode

The episode covers the Vancouver AI Community Meetup #18, highlighting community-driven AI initiatives and discussions on security and local culture.

2 hours & change under the Space Centre dome served up a living syllabus on what community‑driven AI looks like in BC: Protocol First. Kris Krüg cracked open the night with land acknowledgement and cedar‑smoked gratitude. Gabriel George (Tsleil‑Waututh) followed with drum and story, situating every byte of the evening inside relationships, not extractive transactions. Radical Hospitality. BBQ, buns, and Bundaberg in the atrium weren’t filler—they showed that tech culture can (and should) smell like charcoal and community, not neon and FOMO. Street‑Level Lightning Talks. Founders, artists, and neighbourhood organisers took the mic: whiskey‑maker James Lester on stubborn craft, Alvero on creative risk, a Surrey AI crew on suburban maker culture, Liam & Kemp with a dream‑to‑Roblox pipeline, and Noah on dragging legacy enterprises into the age of ML. Security Reality Check. Morton Rand‑Hendriksen detonated password complacency with his Minimum Content Password (MCP) framework and a 2‑billion‑credential leak demo. Take‑home: usability is a security requirement, and AI will sit at that negotiating table whether you invite it or not. Live Demos & Community Awards. Steve's…

People in this episode

Host: Kris Krüg

Guests: Gabriel George, James Lester, Alvero, Liam, Kemp, Noah, Morton Rand-Hendriksen

Topics covered

  • community-driven AI
  • Indigenous futurism
  • tech culture
  • security
  • local makers
  • hospitality

Keywords

  • AI
  • community
  • security
  • Indigenous
  • technology
  • local culture
  • meetup
  • hospitality
  • innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tsleil-Waututh

Places: British Columbia

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