November 5, 2024 — The producers of the NOAI Festival, a three-day gathering of speakers, performances and presentations taking place in New Orleans this weekend, don’t agree on what the acronym of their event stands for — and everybody is fine with that.
Joseph Makkos, one of the organizers, said NOAI is short for “New Orleans Artificial Intelligence.” Another, Grace Bertuccelli-Booth, said it means “No Artificial Intelligence.” And a third, Blake Bertuccelli-Booth, Grace’s husband, said it stands for “New Orleans Arts and Innovation.”
Confusing? Certainly. Par for the course with this crew? Absolutely.