Events

Friday, we're going to have an impromptu AI hackers hang at "The Prototype House" - 3110 Royal Street. Starting at 4:44PM and going till around 7:30 or whenever we wander to Markey's.

It's a chance to just keep engaging with the wild west of LLMs/image models/... feel free to bring your laptops if you wanna demo anything.

Feel free to join digitally .. Markeys after

NOAI - New Orleans AI Hacking Meetup

Friday, we're going to have impromptu AI hackers hang at "Carrollton Station". This is in conjunction with the 

, so you'll either have to wear a monk robe (provided on request) to get in for free with the Electric Monks, who are running the Karaoke, or pay $50. Open bar.

, register for this event. An email 11 hours before the event will provide further instructions. Monks must arrive promptly at 6:33PM.

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In the chaotic aftermath of a massive information breach, Lala is faced with the choice to join the Electric Monks, a cyber-spiritual order that has emerged in a society now radically split between analog adherents and digital disciples. Physical theater meets live AI-driven programming. 

Followed by a talkback with the creators. 

$11/per person recommended donations. Venmo: 

Performer and physical therapist who studied at the Dell'Arte International physical theater school.

: Physical theatre performer, playwright, and faculty member at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). 

: Founder of Cinema Reset, the New Orleans Film Festival's New Media and experimental film exhibition, and the Philosopher group. 

Photographer living in New Orleans who works in the film industry. 

https://www.instagram.com/samuelbirdsong/

Egineer and data scientist at IBM, where he has been working on various ways to use AI for artistic purposes.

Data scientist implementing new classification processes for machine learning on DNA.

: Engineer implementing large language models to work toward new approaches of consensus-making

: Singer-songwriter, performer, and composer, best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

New Orleans-based Engineer and French horn player and yoga enthusiast.

Every show includes new monk performers to improvise with Monk AI and humans. Email 

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The Electric Monk Show - New Orleans - Version 0.0.7

How can we forecast and prevent future AI-driven discrimination?

Instances of AI-driven discrimination have become alarmingly frequent. Algorithms display racial bias in facial recognition systems, AI chatbots struggle with non-standard speech patterns hindering communication for individuals with certain speech impairments, and search engines prioritize content, disadvantaging those with limited digital literacy.

Our event, "AI + Web Accessibility: Building Equitable Futures with Machine Learning," includes a short presentation followed by an open discussion to directly address and dissect these challenges. The presentation will introduce current accessibility tools and policies that reduce discrimination by AI. The open conversation that follows will  brainstorm new methods for mitigating discriminatory instances in AI systems, working toward a proposal for greater testing of discrimination from AI. 

We hope that this meetup introduces current thoughts + solutions around AI-driven discrimination, while also bringing together the small but growing community of those who are interested in AI + Accessibility.

Hosted by Blake Bertuccelli-Booth, creator of the open-source accessibility platform 

 You can virtually join the conversation. 

Our Google Hangout video link is available here: 

You can also join the discussion in our WhatsApp group: 

https://chat.whatsapp.com/FhFbtWiRxl2DQzTaeUXZ3X

A recording of the event will be sent to all those who are registered. Feel free to register to receive the recording even if you are not going to attend.

 and we'll make sure to address your special needs.

AI + Accessibility: Building Equitable Futures with Machine Learning (Presentation + Discussion) - Hybrid Event

How can artificial intelligence influence and expand our creative horizons? 

The Electric Monk Show demonstrates AI's capabilities with presentations of large language models, AI hallucinations, speech synthesis, and GLSL-based procedural art. The narrative, mixed with a physical theater performance by Grace Bertuccelli-Booth and animation by Ben Samuels, encapsulates the transformation from AI apprehension to appreciation, reflecting the audience's potential journey in understanding AI as a tool in creative endeavors.

€11 per person recommended donation. Cash / Venmo: 

: Filmmaker and animator from New Orleans who is currently living in Hamburg, Germany. 

: Founder of Cinema Reset, a New Media and Experimental Film exhibition in partnership with the New Orleans Film Festival, and Lowling, a New Orleans-based production company. 

Photographer living in New Orleans who works in the film industry.

Every show includes new monk performers to improvise with Monk AI and humans. All creative humans are welcome! We'll concept collaborations at 18:00 on July 30 that will influence our show. Email 

Google Meet joining info Video call link: 

11:11 Philosophers Group

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