If "taste" is the buzzword in the AI world right now, then IRL events have become the best way to demonstrate it. As AI becomes more competitive and taste — the idea of having superior aesthetic judgment — emerges as a key differentiator, AI companies and young founders are hosting intimate, curated gatherings — often dinner parties — to cultivate cool and build real-world communities. Many of these curated events follow a similar blueprint: a promo that looks like an A24 film poster and grainy,