Hands-on AI workshops, frontier lectures, and founder fireside chats.
[Recording, Demo Video & 3 Slide Decks Live] Successfully held on Sat, Nov 14, 2026! Watch the full YouTube lecture recording, live StackChan Embodied AI demo video, official YouTube playlist, and download all 3 courseware decks (Dr. Tracy Li's 17-slide 2027 US Macro Outlook PPTX + Michael HUO's 2 Personal Agent PDFs).
[Recording & 6 Slide Decks Available] Series Finale. 60 min. Sat Nov 7, 2026 (5:30–6:30 PM PT / 8:30–9:30 PM ET / Next Day 9:30–10:30 AM Beijing). Following DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017, open-source DeepInfer & Super-Agent, and post-midterm AI regulatory market volatility, this session assembles Lectures 1–4 into a minimum runnable go-live set (Permission Cards + Harness + Human-in-the-Loop, plus the 3 mandatory authorization, execution, and incident-reporting records). Verifiable design only; no attack methods.
Free Zoom, 60 minutes. Lecture 4 of 5: Arrangement Layers and the Picture. Who sits in front: voice, drums, bass, guitar, keys. The picture is made by the arrangement, not by an adjective. Two versions comparison: only audible vs not audible. Guest speaker: Li Yuan. No contest submission rules.
The Organizing Committee officially announces the Phase 2 (Winter Solstice Wildcard) Supplementary Prelims Call! Deadline: Dec 19, 2026 (Sat) 23:59 EDT; Christmas results & IDs on Dec 25; unified Round 2 Semifinals on Jan 16, 2027. All 47 qualified Round 1 teams remain locked in; entrants may also submit additional new works within the 10-song quota.
On October 17, 2026, the Founding Ceremony of the NACUAA Northern California San Francisco Chapter took place at CSTU in Milpitas, CA. Alliance President Sunny Chen announced the official establishment, Jane Zhang was named inaugural president, and Northern California Chapter President Michael HUO hosted the ceremony.
Free Zoom webinar. 60 minutes including break. AI-Native Agent Security & Compliance Series Lecture 3: Least privilege on real products. Before each tool call, the system must make a bounded decision: allow, deny, or escalate. Formula: Agent = Model + Harness + Tools + Permissions + Data. Guest Zachry Xiong on Jev (TypeSafe AI) tool gates.
Closed-door. RSVP first and choose Silicon Valley onsite or Zoom. Keynote by Dr. Yufeng Lu with invited guests. Topics include AI-native professional services, physical AI & agent safety, and cross-border tech ventures.
Free Community Event. Zoom. 60 min (with 5-min break). VI AI Music Academy Season 1 — Lecture 2. How to keep a listener engaged: holding the chorus, landing conflict, and a cohesive first 20 seconds. Plus Jev & guest Fran.
Free Community Event. Zoom. 60 min. VI AI Music Academy Lecture #1. First half aligns with contest submission requirements. Second half covers the state of Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI) in LLMs and Agents.
Free Community Event. Onsite + Zoom. 60 min. Zero-to-one hands-on demo: create a complete song on the spot. No music theory lectures, no contest rule briefings.
