Kris Krüg

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.

AI Meetup

Jun 7, 2026

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3 min read

Vancouver AI Meetup #30: June 24 at the Space Centre

Thirty months in: ceremony, demos, Rick Glumac, Anthonia Ogundele, and Mayumi Rollings at Space Centre.

Kris Krüg

Jun 1, 2026

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1 min read

CV + AI Community Meetup: 6/4

A practical, human conversation about how AI is showing up across the Valley.

Kris Krüg

Build the professional practice behind responsible AI

May 19, 2026

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1 min read

Build the professional practice behind responsible AI

Accuracy, bias, privacy, deployment readiness, labor, carbon, human agency, and trust.

Kris Krüg

May 19, 2026

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2 min read

We start May 25. Bring one story.

The AI Animation Accelerator is a structured, AI enabled sprint.

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Ethical AI

May 15, 2026

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1 min read

Responsible AI Professional

An AI ethics certification that names the harms precisely

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BC + AI

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.

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AI Meetup

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

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

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.

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Vancouver AI

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.

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Ethical AI

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

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AI Upskilling

Jan 27, 2026

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9 min read

Both Hands Full

What Creatives Actually Need to Know About AI

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BC + AI

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.

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BC + AI

Dec 31, 2025

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5 min read

Deadline Tonight: Become a BC + AI Founding Member

The network is the infrastructure.

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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

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BC + AI

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

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.

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BC + AI

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

BC + AI

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.

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BC + AI

Oct 13, 2025

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2 min read

Tomorrow Night We Gather

Surrey AI Community Meetup #8

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BC + AI

Sep 15, 2025

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3 min read

Gradient Descent Into Community

Sometimes the best solution is right here.

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BC + AI

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

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TheUpgrade.ai

Aug 8, 2025

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4 min read

BC + AI Hackathon

Last Week to Build + August 27 Meetup

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BC + AI

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

BC + AI

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

Vancouver AI Meetup #30: June 24 at the Space Centre

CV + AI Community Meetup: 6/4

Build the professional practice behind responsible AI

We start May 25. Bring one story.

Responsible AI Professional

Comox Valley AI, Wednesday May 6

What Are We Building, and Who Does It Serve?

The Three Questions I Ask Before Any AI Deployment

Comox Valley AI Community Meetup

Vancouver AI Community Meetup #27

Build a complete animated short in 2 weeks

Both Hands Full

Everyone got reset

Deadline Tonight: Become a BC + AI Founding Member

BC + AI Founding Member closes Tuesday at midnight

Two Years of Building in Public

Creative power vs. planetary limits.

Surrey AI community meetup is tomorrow. You coming?

Growth vs Guardrails: BC's Framework for Steering AI

Tomorrow Night We Gather

Gradient Descent Into Community

Vancouver AI Mission 20 Invite 8/27

BC + AI Hackathon

Talks from engineers, artists, and rebels.

Rewriting BC’s AI Source Code

Kris Krüg

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