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Hey, it's Kris Krüg, but you might also know me as the conductor of TheUpgrade.ai, that cyberpunk symphony where rules are meant to be reimagined. I'm weaving together a patchwork quilt of creative awesomeness including art, future tech, and alternative living.

BC + AI

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Comox Valley AI, Wednesday May 6

May 3, 2026

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2 min read

Comox Valley AI, Wednesday May 6

Steve Jones on building custom AI apps plus Quanah Parker on local AI.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

AI Meetup

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What Are We Building, and Who Does It Serve?

Apr 26, 2026

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3 min read

What Are We Building, and Who Does It Serve?

April 29 at the Space Centre. Bring your weird little moral compass.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg
The Three Questions I Ask Before Any AI Deployment

Apr 17, 2026

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3 min read

The Three Questions I Ask Before Any AI Deployment

A practical filter for AI decisions synthesized from 3 years of teaching AI tools and techniques to working professionals.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg
Comox Valley AI Community Meetup

Mar 26, 2026

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4 min read

Comox Valley AI Community Meetup

A space where we can be curious AND critical about AI together.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

Vancouver AI

Vancouver AI Community Meetup #27

Mar 23, 2026

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7 min read

Vancouver AI Community Meetup #27

Lawrence brings the hardware. Mayumi brings the reels. KK brings the receipts.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

Ethical AI

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Build a complete animated short in 2 weeks

Feb 23, 2026

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3 min read

Build a complete animated short in 2 weeks

AI-powered pipeline workshop starts March 2

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

AI Upskilling

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Both Hands Full

Jan 27, 2026

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9 min read

Both Hands Full

What Creatives Actually Need to Know About AI

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Everyone got reset

Jan 19, 2026

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7 min read

Everyone got reset

Nobody's behind. The floor shifted under everyone's feet. Here's what we're building together.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

Deadline Tonight: Become a BC + AI Founding Member

Dec 31, 2025

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5 min read

Deadline Tonight: Become a BC + AI Founding Member

The network is the infrastructure.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg
BC + AI Founding Member closes Tuesday at midnight

Dec 29, 2025

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3 min read

BC + AI Founding Member closes Tuesday at midnight

"This community has done more for my BC network than any conference. I can't think of anything quite like it." - Simon Haworth, CEO, Intellomx

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Two Years of Building in Public

Dec 8, 2025

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5 min read

Two Years of Building in Public

Birthday season hits different when you're watching something you built turn two.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg
Creative power vs. planetary limits.

Nov 19, 2025

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4 min read

Creative power vs. planetary limits.

The machines are thirsty, consuming water like never before while we build creative tools.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Surrey AI community meetup is tomorrow. You coming?

Nov 17, 2025

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3 min read

Surrey AI community meetup is tomorrow. You coming?

6 PM at the Legion. Matthew and I are hosting Meetup #9. Bring your questions, your projects, your curiosity...

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Growth vs Guardrails: BC's Framework for Steering AI

Oct 14, 2025

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3 min read

Growth vs Guardrails: BC's Framework for Steering AI

Our open letter to Minister Solomon shares what we've learned building community-led AI governance and how BC can help.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Tomorrow Night We Gather

Oct 13, 2025

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2 min read

Tomorrow Night We Gather

Surrey AI Community Meetup #8

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Gradient Descent Into Community

Sep 15, 2025

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3 min read

Gradient Descent Into Community

Sometimes the best solution is right here.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Vancouver AI Mission 20 Invite 8/27

Aug 19, 2025

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4 min read

Vancouver AI Mission 20 Invite 8/27

Two keynotes, top builds, winner reveal, ecosystem launch. This is what "community-driven AI" actually looks like

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

TheUpgrade.ai

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BC + AI Hackathon

Aug 8, 2025

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4 min read

BC + AI Hackathon

Last Week to Build + August 27 Meetup

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Talks from engineers, artists, and rebels.

Jul 28, 2025

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6 min read

Talks from engineers, artists, and rebels.

A hackathon anyone can join. Real money. Real questions. A dome full of signal.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Rewriting BC’s AI Source Code

Jul 11, 2025

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6 min read

Rewriting BC’s AI Source Code

July 30th Community Meetup · AI Hackathon Kickoff · SIGGRAPH warm-up · Annual Membership —open the dataset, bend reality.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

TheUpgrade.ai

AI Upgrade Labs for the Wild, the Restless, and the Ready

Jul 11, 2025

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6 min read

AI Upgrade Labs for the Wild, the Restless, and the Ready

Fall 2025 AI Training Cohorts Launched

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

TheUpgrade.ai

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Dear AI, Before we go further....

Jun 10, 2025

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5 min read

Dear AI, Before we go further....

let's have a talk about your soul.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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What Does “Canadian” Even Mean Now?

May 23, 2025

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6 min read

What Does “Canadian” Even Mean Now?

Vancouver AI Data Storytelling Hackathon: $2,500 Prize

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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The Launch of the BC + AI Ecosystem Association

May 18, 2025

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5 min read

The Launch of the BC + AI Ecosystem Association

Canada’s First Grassroots AI Industry Org

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg
The Future Isn’t a Roadmap — It’s a Dancefloor

May 13, 2025

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5 min read

The Future Isn’t a Roadmap — It’s a Dancefloor

Vancouver Web Summit Edition open-source Vancouver AI mixtape of knowledge, culture & collective intelligence from the bleeding edge of the BC + AI Ecosystem.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg
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