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In this week’s edition you’re getting:
5 Upcoming Events
3 AI Community Stories
So let’s jump in!
UPCOMING EVENTS
When: Wednesday, September 17 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
Where: Capital Factory, Voltron Room (1st floor) 701 Brazos Street · Austin, TX
What: Join PyTorch ATX this September for a hands-on look at the next generation of AI inference pipelines. We’ll explore the full modern stack—from aggressive model-size reductions like INT4/INT8 quantization and pruning, dynamic batching, paged-attention memory tricks, and multi-node scheduling. We'll dive into vLLM—today’s most popular open-source engine for high-throughput LLM inference—alongside other cutting edge inference stacks.
When: Tuesday, September 23 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
Where: The Center for Government and Civic Service 1218 West Ave Bldg 3000 · Austin, TX
What: Join ACM Austin for an evening of cutting-edge insights at the intersection of game AI and container security. Connect with Austin’s tech community while learning from two expert speakers pushing the boundaries of AI and secure software engineering.
When: Wednesday, October 1 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
Where: In Person ACC - RGC 3000 1218 West Avenue · Austin, TX
What: The AI Middleware Users Group believes in “Learning in the Open.” Together we explore LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, and the wider AI stack—sharing demos, pitfalls, and wins so everyone levels up.
When: Wednesday, September 24 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Where: Skyways 500 Center Ridge Dr Ste 200 · Austin, TX
What: We’re excited to host this month’s Austin Robotics & AI meetup at Skyways, where we’re building a new form of autonomous air transportation. Come meet the team, hear from our engineers, and get an exclusive look behind the scenes of our aircraft.
When: Thursday, October 16 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Where: Capital Factory 701 Brazos St · Austin, TX
What: This week we are collaborating with the great team at Capital Factory! They have been providing us the space to host our events, and host their own monthly "Member Salon." This month, we are collaborating, and the Capital Factory team will be providing food, bartending, and good vibes to make this evening incredible!
COMMUNITY STORIES
Austin-based CTX Patrol has teamed up with Oregon’s Daxbot to roll out AI-powered security robots in northeast Austin. “Palmer,” now cruising Windsor Park, streams video to trained human operators who can verify threats and call in responders.
Why it matters: It’s a live, local test of human-in-the-loop robotics—raising real questions about safety gains, costs, and community standards around cameras and facial recognition.
Need-to-know:
Robots patrol, humans monitor.
Helped catch an armed trespasser.
Cheaper than 24/7 human guards.
Robots take the risk, not people.
Learn more here.
UT Austin researchers are studying how AI could support doctors in diagnosing conditions and planning treatments—especially for rural Texans with limited access to care.
Why it matters: Health AI could bridge gaps in Texas’ overstrained system, but concerns about bias and keeping “humans in the loop” remain.
Need-to-know:
Focus: rural access + chronic disease.
Surveyed 200+ medical pros—cautious optimism.
45% think patients would welcome AI care.
Big worry: bias + replacing human judgment.
Learn more here
Priority Power wants to build a 93,000-sq-ft data center near College Station’s Midtown, focused on AI and high-performance computing. Locals are pushing back, worried about noise, power use, and neighborhood impact.
Why it matters: Texas is fast becoming a data and AI infrastructure hub—but communities are weighing jobs and tax revenue against quality-of-life concerns.
Need-to-know:
CEO says “no crypto,” only AI/HPC.
Promises jobs + tax revenue.
Noise/power worries linger.
City council vote set this week.
Learn more here.
That’s all for now, folks!
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