AI events in Chicago

19 upcoming AI events for founders in Chicago: builder nights, hackathons, workshops & demo days. Curated in the US, updated daily.

Chicago builds AI for the real economy — applied, enterprise, and lab-grade, less foundation-model hype than agents, robotics, and healthcare AI shipped by the likes of Tempus. The University of Chicago's Polsky Center channels research from Argonne and Fermilab into deep-tech startups, while Deep Tech Week, TechNexus, and The AI Collective give founders the rooms where that work gets demoed. Show up for the live builds, not the panels.

US June 2026

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AI events in Chicago — what to expect

What kinds of AI events run in Chicago?: 19 upcoming AI events for founders and builders in Chicago, spanning workshops, conferences, meetups and hackathons. The list covers hands-on builder nights and hackathons through to AI-focused talks, workshops and demo days — not generic networking.
Who runs AI events in Chicago?: Recurring AI series and organizers active in Chicago include Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, AI 2030 | Responsible AI and Personal. Each links through to its full schedule on foundercal.
How often is this list updated?: Daily. New AI events are added as organizers publish them and past events drop off automatically, so the Chicago list always shows what's actually coming up.

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