A monthly meetup for people in New Orleans who use AI at work and want to make something with it. You don't need to write code. Bring the thing you're stuck on.
Venue TBD, New Orleans. We post the room a week ahead.
AI Friday is a room in New Orleans where people show each other what they've made with AI. It meets the first Friday of the month. Between meetups it lives in a Slack.
Most of us are not developers. There are lawyers here, teachers, nurses, people who run one small business by themselves. The demos are short, the questions are basic on purpose, and nobody is selling anything.
Four things members made this year.
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Client intake bot 2 hrs a week
Kara, immigration lawyer
Reads new inquiry emails and drafts the first reply. She still sends every one by hand, but she isn't starting from a blank page.
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Lesson builder Sunday night back
Marcus, seventh grade science
Turns a state standard into a worksheet, a warm-up, and three questions for the kids who finish early.
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Shift filler 20 min a shift
Dana, restaurant general manager
When somebody calls out, it texts the three people most likely to say yes instead of the whole staff group chat.
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Grant sifter 6 hrs a month
Priya, nonprofit director
Reads every funder announcement that lands in her inbox and flags the two that are actually worth an afternoon.
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Three things to try Monday
Every demo comes with the actual prompt and the actual setup. You leave with notes, not a feeling.
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One person to ask
You'll meet somebody doing your job in a different building. That is most of what a room is for.
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A start on your own thing
Bring one task you hate. We'll get a rough first version of it working before you leave.
Between meetups it's a Slack. People post what they tried, what broke, and what finally worked. It's slow enough to keep up with.