KC Tech Cafe - Monthly Meet up January 2026

Join us in person at the KC Tech Cafe for our monthly meetup! It's the perfect chance to connect with fellow tech enthusiasts, share ideas, and chill over some great conversations. Whether you're into coding, startups, or just love tech, this is the spot to be. Don't miss out on the fun and friendly vibes this January!

Info: “Computing Consciousness” - Description: “We explore new computing paradigms by reexamining the foundations laid by von Neumann and the limits revealed by Gödel. We ask how the universe appears to perform unbounded computation using only finite memory, and whether consciousness is computable at all. We question whether scaling laws alone can lead to AGI, or whether fundamentally new model architectures are required. In this view, world models are systems that maintain internal states to track and predict their environment over time. Latent spaces become compressed internal worlds with their own geometry, memory, and dynamics. Entropy, energy, reversibility, and ideas like thermodynamic computers shape what efficient computation can be, while quantum and reversible computing appear as natural limits of finite state evolution. Intelligence then emerges when a system can stabilize, update, and act coherently within its own latent world.”

Info: “What do you think are the most exciting or game-changing technology trends emerging in 2026?”
Think about what’s catching your attention right now:

A breakthrough that makes you go “Whoa, that’s next-level!”
A trend you believe will disrupt industries.
A technology that could change how we work, live, or connect.
A future possibility that simply sparks your curiosity.

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Johnson County Library - Merriam Plaza, 6120 Slater Street, Merriam, United States

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