Worldcon AI scandal

According to
https://seattlein2025.org/2025/04/30/statement-from-worldcon-chair-2/
the upcoming Worldcon has used ChatGPT to vet its program participants.

I'm encouraged by the fact that there were more than a hundred
responses to that statement, and every one of them was negative.  Some
because ChatGPT is infamous for "hallucinating," i.e. making stuff up
out of thin air.  And some because ChatGPT was programmed using the
works of professional writers, incuding would-be Worldcon program
participants, without their permission.  Several of the commenters
said that they are canceling their membership for this reason.

I recommend that anyone thinking of attending read that statement and
all of the responses.

I will not be attending.

I'm puzzled by the growing divide between the people who run large
cons and fandom in general.
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Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/
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