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Free · in person · Karachi

Pakistan’s fast-growing AI community.

Five people at the first session.
A lecture hall by the sixth.
Come build together.

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Venue partners and supporters

Al Khidmat FoundationKarachi Youth summitACS UoKColabsKitab GharSkill ValleyThe Learning CircleQueeta Hotel

What we run

What happens at a baithak

A baithak is a sitting: one room, everyone talking. People want to learn AI, but the moment they see a four-hour lecture, they switch off. So we run ours the other way round. You learn by doing it, with the people next to you.

Attendees standing in a circle on a patterned mat in an outdoor courtyard, all reaching their hands into the middle, at the end of Session 2
Running now

AI for Everyone

The sessions themselves. Someone shows what they have been building or learning, and then the room talks back. Nobody assumes you already know.

Starting soon

Founders Meetup

Pitch what you are building to a room that will tell you the truth about it. For people looking for a co-founder, a first user, or someone who has already built the thing they are about to build.

Coming soon

AI Walk

A baithak with no chairs. We walk and talk about AI at the same time. It is better for you than hours of sitting, and an easier first step if a room full of laptops feels like a lot.

From one table to a lecture hall

The first session was five people and one conversation at Queeta Hotel, with no stage and no mic. The sixth filled a lecture hall at the University of Karachi.

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Two attendees with a laptop at a roadside table outside Queeta Hotel, the very first AI Baithak
Session 1
Attendees standing in a close circle with their hands together at Session 2
Session 2
A small group seated on floor mats with laptops open at Session 2
Session 2
A full room seated on the floor at Session 3, partner banners along the wall
Session 3
Attendees leaning in around a single laptop on the floor at Session 3
Session 3
A group photograph of everyone who came to Session 3
Session 3
Attendees standing in a circle with hands raised at the end of Session 3
Session 3
Attendees seated close together around an open laptop at Session 4
Session 4
Two attendees working at laptops in a quieter corner during Session 4
Session 4
A circle of attendees pointing into the middle at Session 4
Session 4
A group photograph of everyone at Session 4
Session 4
A packed room seated on the floor at Session 5
Session 5
A guest speaker talking with attendees at Session 5
Session 5
A wide circle of attendees reaching into the middle at Session 5
Session 5
A group photograph of everyone at Session 5
Session 5
A university lecture hall filling up for Session 6
Session 6
Attendees working at their laptops in the lecture hall at Session 6
Session 6
Attendees at their laptops during the Session 6 workshop
Session 6
Sticky notes covered in ideas written during a Session 6 exercise
Session 6
A celebration photograph of everyone at Session 6 beneath the banner
Session 6

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Past sessions

What we’ve covered

All 7 sessionsSee the whole archive
All 7 sessionsSee the whole archive
A large group standing in a circle in a lounge at Session 5, every arm stretched toward the centre
Session 5 · Colabs, DHA Phase 5
Two attendees sharing a laptop in the front row of a university lecture hall at Session 6, with the rest of the hall filling up behind them
Session 6 · University of Karachi
A hand adding a sticky note to a wall of handwritten notes left by attendees; one reads: I used to think AI was only for CS students, but after attending your session I realised that AI is for everyone
Notes attendees left on the wall

The room

Who comes to a baithak

One note left on the wall after a session: “I used to think AI was only for CS students, but after attending your session I realised that AI is for everyone.”

  • Students

    CS and engineering students working on final-year projects, or just starting out.

  • Developers

    Software engineers picking up AI in practice rather than in theory.

  • Professionals

    People exploring a move into AI from another field.

  • Founders

    Entrepreneurs building with AI, looking for collaborators and honest feedback.

  • Anyone curious

    No background needed. You can come to your first one knowing nothing.

Not sure you’d fit in?

Come to one and see. There’s no test at the door.

The team

Who runs it

Sixteen people, running it alongside their studies and jobs.

Kamran Sikandar

Founder

Kamran Sikandar

Founder and Executive Director

Final call on vision, brand and direction. Represents AI Baithak externally.

Leadership council · 3

And twelve more who make each session happen

Social media · 5

Marketing · 4

Graphics · 2

Photography · 1

  • Syed Irtaza Abbas

    Syed Irtaza Abbas

    Photography

Meet the whole team

Come sit with us.

Every session is free. The next one isn’t open yet; we announce it on Instagram as soon as it is.

  • Free, every time
  • No experience needed
  • Bring a laptop if you have one
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Attendees crowded together for a photograph at the close of Session 6