Vancouver AI Meetup
Vancouver AI Meetup — February 2026
February's Vancouver AI Community Meetup was a MAC — Mind, AI & Consciousness — takeover, opening on land, language, and AI before turning to the harder philosophical questions large language models keep raising.
Loki Jorgensen asked what consciousness even means in a world saturated with AI, Tanya Slingsby explored love, identity, and artificial intimacy as human-machine relationships become ordinary, and Fiann O'Hagan presented "The Mirror Test." Michel Leblond closed the philosophical thread by connecting panpsychism to machine consciousness.
Less a typical meetup than a room-wide seminar — robots, awareness, and the questions that don't have tidy answers yet.
Photos from this meetup
Captured by Michelle Diamond. Click any photo to view full size — the lightbox lets you download and share.
Videos from this event
Selected recordings matched from YouTube titles, descriptions, and captions.
Mind, AI & Consciousness: Vancouver AI Community Meetup MAC Takeover
Full event recording
Full-room recording of the February MAC takeover exploring consciousness, large language models, robots, and awareness.
Watch on YouTubeHonouring land, language, and AI
Vancouver AI
Opening segment on land, language, and AI from the February 2026 meetup.
Watch on YouTubeVancouver AI Meetup Feb 2026 community announcements
Community announcements
Community updates and announcements from the February 2026 Vancouver AI meetup.
Watch on YouTubeWhat is consciousness when AI is everywhere?
Loki Jorgensen
Loki Jorgensen opens philosophical questions about consciousness in an AI-saturated world.
Watch on YouTubeLove & AI: the age of artificial intimacy
Tanya Slingsby
Tanya Slingsby explores love, identity, and artificial intimacy as human-machine relationships become more common.
Watch on YouTubeThe Mirror Test
Fiann O’Hagan
Fiann O’Hagan presents The Mirror Test at the February 2026 Vancouver AI meetup.
Watch on YouTubeEvent recap: Vancouver AI MAC Takeover Feb 2026
Event recap
Short recap of the February MAC takeover.
Watch on YouTubeFrom panpsychism to consciousness
Michel Leblond
Michel Leblond connects panpsychism, consciousness, and AI.
Watch on YouTube
What this is
Vancouver AI Meetup — February 2026 is a BC + AI community event recap with photos, recordings, and details from the Vancouver AI ecosystem.
Who it is for
AI builders, researchers, policy people, creatives, educators, students, and citizens looking for practical local AI community.
When and where
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada.
How to join
Browse upcoming Vancouver AI events, RSVP on Luma, or become a BC + AI member to support the association behind the gatherings.
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- Event:
- Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 02/25
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Time:
- 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST
- Location:
- H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
- Organizer:
- BC + AI Ecosystem Association
- Status:
- Scheduled
- Attendance:
- In person