Welcome to K-PAI!
Empowering Professionals in Silicon Valley's AI Landscape!
Silicon Valley Private AI Forum (K-PAI) is a pioneering community of professionals dedicated to building privacy-first Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions. We focus on developing and implementing AI systems that protect data confidentiality and individual privacy through advanced cryptographic techniques, while pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities. Our members collaborate to solve critical challenges in encrypted AI computation, secure data monetization, and privacy-preserving machine learning. Through knowledge sharing and networking, we're shaping a future where AI innovation and privacy protection go hand in hand.
K-PAI's expertise spans virtually every AI-related domain where data privacy is paramount, including biotechnology, healthcare, medical research, industrial applications, data centers, cloud infrastructure, storage solutions, mobile technologies, customer service platforms, multi-agent systems, RAG implementations, vector databases, and agentic AI frameworks. In today's landscape, where AI technologies are rapidly becoming commoditized, we recognize that proprietary data is emerging as the true differentiator and core asset for future innovation.
Our community is uniquely positioned at this intersection, championing solutions that safeguard the privacy and integrity of this invaluable resource while unlocking its full potential for advancement across sectors.
The event of the Month! - Jun-2025
Silicon Companions - Robots and Smart Devices in Daily Life
실리콘 동반자: 일상 속의 로봇과 스마트 기기!- announcement page
- Please RSVP here
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speakers
- Han Kim, General Partner @ Altos Ventures
- Cong Jie Ng, CTO @ Mars Auto
- Victor Cho, CEO @ Emovid
- Tae Yoon, Parter @ Altos Ventures
- date & time: 18-Jun-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: Altos Ventures
Recent posts
- Silicon Companions - Robots and Smart Devices in Daily Life @ 11-Jun-2025
- Reflection on K-PAI's Seventh Forum: The Autonomous Alliance - AI Agents in a Connected World @ 30-May-2025
- The Autonomous Alliance - AI Agents in a Connected World @ 15-May-2025
- Reflection on K-PAI's Sixth Forum: Advancing Humanity - Bio and Medical Technology's AI Revolution @ 23-Apr-2025
- K-PAI partners with K-BioX! Advancing Humanity – Bio and Medical Technology's AI Revolution! @ 13-Apr-2025
Areas of Focus
- Privacy-enhancing cryptography: homomorphic encryption (HE), multi-party computation (MPC), trusted hardware (TH), and post-quantum cryptography (PQC)
- AI - technology, products, industry & market: recent advancements, future predictions, and societal impacts (on economics, labor market, politics, ethics, etc.)
- Data & platform for AI: data management & monetization and hardware/software platforms to accelerate encrypted computing
- Blockchain enhancing AI: data ownership, accountability, and decentralization to foster fair, transparent, and accessible AI systems
Membership
Discover the exclusive benefits and perks of K-PAI membership, and learn how to join us here!Upcoming events
Fortress Code - The New Frontier of AI Security
요새 코드: AI 보안의 새로운 국경!- speakers
- date & time: 16-Jul-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
- sponsored by Erudio Bio, Inc.
Creative Intelligence - AI Evolution in Arts, Music, and Culture
창조적 지능: 예술, 음악, 그리고 문화 진화 속의 AI!- conductor & speaker: Maestro & Professor Yoonhak Baek
- date & time: 20-Aug-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Power Paradigm - AI-Driven Solutions for Energy's Future
동력 패러다임: 에너지 미래를 위한 AI 솔루션!- date & time: 17-Sep-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Quantum Guardians - Post-Quantum Cryptography in the AI Era
양자 수호자: AI 시대의 포스트 양자 암호학!- date & time: 22-Oct-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
The Privacy Paradox - Federated Learning and Distributed Intelligence
프라이버시 역설: 연합 학습과 분산 지능- date & time: 19-Nov-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Digital Sovereignty - Data Governance in the Age of AI Regulations
디지털 주권: AI 규제 시대의 데이터 거버넌스- date & time: 10-Dec-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Human-AI Symbiosis - Trust, Transparency, and Explainable Private AI
인간과 인공지능의 공생: 신뢰, 투명성, 그리고 설명 가능한 프라이빗 AI- date & time: 21-Jan-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Edge Intelligence - Private AI at the Network Periphery
엣지 인텔리전스: 네트워크 주변부의 프라이빗 AI- date & time: 18-Feb-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Hosting organization
The hosting organization of K-PAI is SNU Private AI Initiative / Homomorphic Encryption Research Center (HERC)!
Past events
The Autonomous Alliance - AI Agents in a Connected World
자율 동맹: 연결된 세상의 AI 에이전트!- announcement page
- speakers
- date & time: 5pm–8pm on 21-May-2025 (wed)
- venue: SK hynix America
Advancing Humanity - Bio and Medical Technology's AI Revolution
인류 진보의 최전선: 바이오 의료 기술의 AI 혁명!- speakers
- date & time: 22-Apr-2025 (tue) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska, KOTRA
Blockchain Awakens - The Force of Decentralized AI
블록체인: 탈중앙화된 AI의 힘이 깨어나다!- speaker: Daejun Park @ a16z crypto
- date & time: 12-Mar-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: LG Silicon Valley Lab
- register for event
Silicon Citadel - Forging AI's Data Kingdoms on Iron & Sand
실리콘 요새: 철과 모래 위에 세우는 AI 데이터 제국!- speaker: Chanik Park - CCO @ MangoBoost, Inc.
- date & time: 12-Feb-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: EVGR Theater, Stanford, CA 94305
The AI Knight Rises - From Deep Learning to Flourishing Societies
인공지능의 비상: 딥러닝을 넘어서!- speaker: Sunghee Yun - Co-founder & CTO @ Erudio Bio, Inc.
- date & time: 22-Jan-2025 (wed) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Havana Room, Stanford Graduate Community Center, Stanford University
- invitation
Free Your Data - HE Revolution in Private AI
데이터를 해방하라! 동형암호가 이끄는 프라이빗 AI 혁명- speaker: Prof. Jung Hee Cheon
- date & time: 20-Nov-2024 (wed) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska @ KIC Silicon Valley
The AI Strikes Back - A New Hope in Cryptography
인공지능의 역습! 암호가 세상을 구한다.- speaker: Prof. Jung Hee Cheon
- date & time: 06-Nov-2024 (wed) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska @ KIC Silicon Valley
Contact Us
Interested in joining or learning more? Contact us at k.private.ai@gmail.com