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BC's AI Ecosystem

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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

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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

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

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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

BC + AI

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Inside BC’s Growing Grassroots AI Ecosystem

Apr 28, 2025

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6 min read

Inside BC’s Growing Grassroots AI Ecosystem

How Vancouver’s AI Community Grew Into Something Beautiful. 2,400 participants, 13 meetups, and the birth of a provincial AI industry association that puts people before profit.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Web Summit Vancouver’s Here. But So Are We.

Apr 14, 2025

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5 min read

Web Summit Vancouver’s Here. But So Are We.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

BC + AI

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Vancouver AI: Resistance to the Tech Broligarchy 🇨🇦

Mar 22, 2025

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7 min read

Vancouver AI: Resistance to the Tech Broligarchy 🇨🇦

Vancouver’s grassroots community shaping AI with authenticity, soul, and some serious swagger.

Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg
Kris Krüg

Kris Krüg

Vancouver AI


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