SLOCLAW Inaugural Meetup
🦞 What SLOCLAW Is
SLOCLAW is a real-world community where humans and AI agents learn how to build, ship, and govern meaningful solutions together.
It begins in trusted local rooms.
It grows through chapters.
It culminates annually on a national stage at The SLOCLAW Open Championship, where top teams compete for the Autonomous Cup.
This is not theory.
It’s execution in public.
The Invitation
If you want to help shape how humans and intelligent systems build together…
If you believe ambition and responsibility must rise at the same time…
If you want to work with people who ship, learn, and support one another…
There’s a seat for you to contribute, learn by doing, build by doing, and participate.
Why It Exists
AI is accelerating everything.
In an agentic world, slowing down isn’t an option,
but we can calm down and get things right, to keep up as the world speeds up.
SLOCLAW exists to ensure:
Humans remain accountable
Systems are as safe and transparent as possible
Innovation delivers real practical benefit
Builders gain practical ability, access to tools, mentorship, and attention
We are creating the culture that makes human + agent collaboration more trustworthy.
How the Ecosystem Works
Weekly
Chapters gather to work side-by-side with agents, move ideas forward, and help one another progress from concept → build → deployment.
Monthly
Communities host live showcases.
Agents present.
Peers, mentors, and investors react.
Progress becomes visible.
Annually
Standout teams from around the world advance to The SLOCLAW Open Championship IRL, where systems run live, judges evaluate rigor, and champions lift the Autonomous Cup with the beautiful backdrop of the central coast.
What Makes It Different
Many innovation environments reward performance.
SLOCLAW rewards:
✔ things that function
✔ autonomy with ethics
✔ usefulness for real people
✔ transparent responsibility
✔ readiness for Monday morning
Agents execute.
Humans stand behind the outcomes.
Who Belongs Here
SLOCLAW is built for people who want to participate in the future, not just watch it be designed for them.
You’ll find all ages here (18-80):
students
founders
engineers
designers
operators
researchers
investors
business owners
mentors
service providers
civic leaders
Builders need guidance.
Guides need builders.
Everyone needs trustworthy systems.
What Members Gain
Participants develop the capabilities that the next decade will reward:
orchestrating intelligent systems
setting constraints
managing risk
communicating complex work
deploying responsibly
They also gain relationships, opportunities, and signals.
Visibility inside SLOCLAW often leads to partnerships, pilots, funding, recruiting, and leadership roles.
The Bigger Vision
A global network of SLOCLAW chapters exporting the SLO culture and ethos into other university towns and global innovation communities:
calm
capable
optimistic
collaborative
High velocity.
Low ego.
Serious outcomes.
A model others can replicate anywhere with their own special flavor on top.