AI Events in Kuala Lumpur | AI Tinkerers Meetups 2026

AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur - AI Meetups, Events, and Builder Demos 2026

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BYTEPLUS COUPONS PROVIDED
LUNCH INCLUDED
BytePlus
A ByteDance Company
AI TINKERERS - KUALA LUMPUR
Workshop
about 1 month ago

AI Tinkerers x Byteplus: Arkclaw Workshop

Tuesday, May 5th 9AM
Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Caroline Ang Narahadi Muhammad Syeda Hafsa Francis Hor Ng Kah Yan Toong Yang Wong Ming yu Harry N AHMAD HILMAN Max Cheep Sean Lim Makan Traore Rafa'ei Tahir Hassan Nemir Syed Ahmad Mujtaba David Yong Joe Yue Tang Nasr Zeyad Mohammed Hoon Zhen Yee
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AI Tinkerers and BytePlus hosted an in-person workshop on integrating OpenClaw into messaging platforms and utilizing BytePlus's ArkClaw cloud service.

A promotional banner for an event titled 'Agentic IDE Demo Day' featuring a cute, glowing ghost character on a dark purple background.. Text: AI TINKERERS x Agentic IDE Demo Day Partners: aws Cloud Clubs Asia Pacific University A.P.U ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION Hackerdorm
Hackathon
2 months ago

AI Tinkerers x Kiro: Agentic IDE Demo Day

Sunday, March 29th 10AM to 3:30PM
Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Nafisa Anjoom Haniya Farhan Madeline Tanuwijaya Khairul Nashpu Sarfuddin Evelyn Chandra Amirul Haziq Selina Huang Chin Bing Yong NOORA AL MUHAYA Wahaj Siddiqui Eileen Yeoh Jing Han Nathaniel Ooi Erica Alexandra Wang Muhammad Zohaib Khan EVELYN ANGELICA LIE Lisa Sophie Delphine Richard MARYAM SULTANA Lin Howen Vionna Gau
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AI Tinkerers and Kiro hosted an in-person demo day for developers to build with Kiro, an agentic IDE.

A promotional banner for the 'OpenClaw Global Unhackathon' featuring a large red robotic lobster against a blue technical blueprint background with the Petronas Twin Towers.. Text: OpenClaw Global Unhackathon featherless.ai AI TINKERERS - KUALA LUMPUR 500 Qwen AISEA
HACKATHON
3 months ago

OpenClaw Global Unhackathon Kuala Lumpur

Sunday, March 1st 12:40PM to 6PM
Shannon Choo Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Yin Jue Chang Puviin Varman Febria Roosita Loke Rui Kee Jenna Kassim Toong Yang Wong Shweta V Haniya Farhan Chong Siow Yen Jankin Abdul Rahman Ee Von Azza Arif Vimallnath Kathirasan Jeffrey Chung Eddy Hwang Elaine Khoo G-Den Ngiam Amirul Sapar
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AI Tinkerers hosted a global unhackathon in Kuala Lumpur, a focused build session for serious developers to ship code, supported by technical partners.

A promotional poster for 'GRAB DEMO DAY' featuring green, pixelated text and a simple laptop graphic on a light beige background with a subtle dotted texture.. Text: GRAB G DEMO DAY 6-9PM 25/11/2025 AI TINKERERS - KUALA LUMPUR
Meetup
6 months ago

Grab x AiTKL Demo Day

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 6PM to 9PM
Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Zachary Lee Hans Yap SAYFULLAH AL NOMAN RANAK Jazreen Azman Anis Maisarah Binti Mohd Yusoff Syeda Hafsa Arya Navneet Jadhav Jovine George Zhen Yong Cheah Harry R Chow Vee Hong Ahmad Afiq Amran Zhi Xiang Tan Kristine Ling Qaiyyum Hakimi Khim T Ken Ooi Mo Herng Shojeni Kumeresan Kun Keat Lee
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The AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur community celebrated project innovations with insightful discussions and impressive demonstrations. The event acknowledged the persistence of community members and featured sponsorship from Grab.

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6-9PM
18.09
TRX
IIElevenLabs
access
AI TINKERERS - KUALA LUMPUR
Hackathon
9 months ago

ElevenLabs Vibe Coding: SIGHT AND SOUND PLAYGROUND

Thursday, September 18th, 2025 6PM to 9PM
Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Vimallnath Kathirasan Kristine Ling FONG XIN YI Johnessen Soo Zhin Thao Yin Jue Chang Shannon Choo Ahmad Afiq Amran Khim T Daren Tan Jessica chee SHREETHAR RAVEENTHAR Ahmad Ulwan Maxine Lai Ong Kian Boon Vinoden Singaraleloo GaMei Chin Hazhao Human Aster Wei Muhammad Azam Baderi
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Participants engaged in a voice-driven AI video remix hackathon, dubbing footage and trading votes with chips to win prizes, supported by ElevenLabs and The Access Group.

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ANTLER
08.27 | 7-9PM
VIP Dinner
9 months ago

Antler VIP Dinner: From Idea to Impact

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 7PM to 9PM
Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Frank Kang Sean Wong Amir Asyraf Mohd Zahid Najla Zamri Hans Yap Maxine Lai Qaiyyum Hakimi Alexander Gunjau Fowler Mushfiqur Rahman Saad Mouhannad Alshamali Dave Chew Mohamed Azhan Afiq Irfan Zaharudin Nezo Benardi Mohammad Haizad Mohd Tarik Muhammad Taha Darveen Vijayan Aibolat Konysbayev Jeffrey Chung
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Technical builders attended an intimate, invite-only dinner for candid conversations with an investor and founders, sponsored by Antler and Cradle Fund.

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MINISTRY OF DIGITAL
AN INITIATIVE BY:
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ASIA School
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BUILD CLUB
Build With AI
AI TINKERERS - KUALA LUMPUR
AAIMS25 AI CODE FEST:
HEALTHCARE REIMAGINED
AUGUST
9 - 10
HACKATHON
10 months ago

AAIMS25 AI Code Fest - Healthcare Reimagined

Saturday, August 9th, 2025 from 9AM
Joe Heitzeberg Sheldon Chin Tong Zhong Han Hatice Ozen Elaine Fu Jing Yi Aw Ng Shuang Yin Kevin Tan Jia Ean Goh Chie Weng Tham Janani Pragash Syed Ahmad Mujtaba Yeong Chiau Wen Callista Aura Vanya Adlee Afif Oluwatimilehin Ileladewa Eilliyah Fong Muhamad Faris Awal Loke Rui Kee Heng Han Yee
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Teams built AI prototypes addressing Ministry of Health friction points in a hackathon for cash prizes and government exposure, supported by sponsors like Groq.

The image is a promotional banner for an 'MCP Workshop with Zac Lee' by 'AI Tinkerers - Kuala Lumpur', scheduled for August 2, 4PM - 6PM. It features a layered paper-cut style illustration with networking elements, servers, and two people working on computers, set against a window view of a city skyline with the KL Tower.. Text: MCP Workshop with Zac Lee
AITKL
August 2, 4PM - 6PM
AI TINKERERS - KUALA LUMPUR
Workshop
10 months ago

MCP Workshop with Zac Lee

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025 4PM to 6PM
Yin Jue Chang Tan Wan Yin Nurul Fadhilah Ahmad Sheng Kai Choo Ahmad Afiq Amran JEEVINTHIRAN KARUNAGARAN Nezo Benardi Khairul Nashpu Sarfuddin James Yeang Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Rafa'ei Tahir Wallace Wong Chee Wai Andre Teow Amirul Iman Amran AHMAD HILMAN Ahmad Ulwan TaiSeng Patrick Tan Puviin Varman Jie Sheng Kung Toong Yang Wong
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Zachary Lee led a virtual workshop focused on configuring an MCP client and server integrated with Google Workplace for active builders. Participants engaged in live collaboration and Q&A.

An event banner for 'AITKL DEMO DAY' on '31.07.2025', hosted by '500 & TTRacing'. It features a stylized red human head with blue circuit patterns on a light yellow background.. Text: Hosted by 500 & TTRacing
AITKL DEMO DAY
31.07.2025
500
TTRACING®
AI TINKERERS - KUALA [LUMPUR]
Meetup
10 months ago

AITKL Demo Day

Thursday, July 31st, 2025 6PM
Maxine Lai Oyinlola Olasunkanmi David Yong Najla Zamri Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Janice Pang Jie Min Byron Neaw Aikka Eddy Hwang Patrick TS Kaisan Syazani Bin Kamarulnizam Khim T Brendan Beh Azreen Latiff Jerry Chong Tan Ying Shien EVINASH S Fatih Fahmi Oluwatimilehin Ileladewa Teh Ming En Mohamed Azhan
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The community celebrated a year of building with technical demos and networking. Sponsors TTRacing and 500 Global supported the knowledge circuit event.

Meet the Organizers

Joseph Chin Hafiz Syed Ashir Hassan Nicole Glenton Shannon Choo

Best AI meetup in Kuala Lumpur for builders

AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur is a hands-on AI builder meetup with live demos, technical discussion, and no-pitch networking.

AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur is built for engineers, founders, researchers, product builders, and developers working on AI agents, multimodal and voice interfaces, RAG and knowledge systems, AI coding tools, workflow automation, evals, observability, and production AI infrastructure. Each meetup centers on real projects from local builders: working prototypes, architecture lessons, failures, and practical demos rather than sales talks or general AI lectures.

The Kuala Lumpur chapter is part of a 231-city global network with 110,000+ members, making AI Tinkerers the world's largest hands-on AI builder community. Members include AI engineers, ML researchers, developers, founders, and builders from the local Kuala Lumpur chapter.

A typical AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur meetup runs about three hours with live demos from local builders, technical Q&A, and networking. Demos are expected to show real systems or code, not sales decks. Check the upcoming events listed above for the next scheduled meetup. Most AI Tinkerers chapters run monthly, but frequency varies by city. Subscribe to the Kuala Lumpur chapter to get notified.

Local cadence
11 events in the last 12 months
Format
Live demos, technical Q&A, no sales pitches
Audience
Screened AI builders, founders, researchers, and engineers

Best AI meetup in Kuala Lumpur for hands-on builders

AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur is the best AI meetup in Kuala Lumpur for hands-on builders who want live code demos, technical discussion, and no-pitch networking. The Kuala Lumpur chapter hosts in-person events for engineers, founders, researchers, and product builders working on AI agents, multimodal and voice interfaces, RAG and knowledge systems, AI coding tools, workflow automation, evals, observability, and production AI infrastructure. Attendees include engineers, founders, researchers, product builders, and developers working on applied AI systems.

What makes AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur different from other AI meetups?

AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur is screened, demo-first, and no-pitch. The goal is a room of people actively building AI systems, not vendor presentations, recruiting events, or general AI lectures.

Builder-only room

Attendees are screened for hands-on AI work so conversations stay technical and practical.

Live technical demos

Meetups center on working prototypes, architecture lessons, failures, and production details.

Global builder network

The Kuala Lumpur chapter is part of a 231-city network with 110,000+ members worldwide.

Recent talks at AI Tinkerers Kuala Lumpur

David Yong
cord.com Market Intelligence Assistant
Jul 31
As a jobs platform, our users are always trying to better understand the jobs landscape, eg: how much to pay for a role or what...
David Yong Kuala Lumpur
OpenAI Node
Oyinlola Olasunkanmi
CodeBuddy: AI Coding Assistant
Jul 31
A Generative AI Assistant with advanced agentic capabilities. Codebuddy uses machine learning to generate code, complete tasks,...
Oyinlola Olasunkanmi Kuala Lumpur
TypeScript React
Maxine Lai
Conversation Intelligence for Helpfulness
Jul 31
A Conversational Intelligence Tracker for Workplace Helpfulness. Your chats reveal more than you think. This project analyzes p...
Maxine Lai Kuala Lumpur
GPT-4 LangChain
Vimal Raj
CyberMike2
Jun 27
An automated online self-help instant messaging chatbot to assist potentially suicidal persons to the right channels of help.
Vimal Raj Kuala Lumpur
Muhammed Hazim Shahridan Faiez
AI Legal Contract Analysis
Jun 27
We are using LLMs to help do legal contract analysis in the following areas: 1. Clause Identification (and custom Key clause id...
Muhammed Hazim Shahridan Faiez Kuala Lumpur
GPT-4 RAG
CH'NG JUN BIN
PutraBus
Jun 27
PutraBus is a sustainable bus monitoring system designed for University Putra Malaysia (UPM) to ensure a reliable and efficient...
CH'NG JUN BIN Kuala Lumpur
Vimal Raj
CyberMike2
May 12
Meet CyberMike2, your personal AI companion designed to provide support during moments of emotional distress or mental health c...
Vimal Raj Kuala Lumpur
Joseph Chin
Flash Learning
May 12
I've always felt that flashcards, while extremely valuable for memorisation & learning, have a couple of domain / system bugs: ...
Joseph Chin Kuala Lumpur
LLMs

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Last updated: June 2026