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electric_blue68

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6. Good to get to some cons.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #5)

Sat May 3, 2025, 11:06 PM

May 3

Waaaay back I went to some smaller cons in Tarrytown (north of NYC). Storybook on Long island (a pretty long train ride)
One in Philadelphia.

Wished but probably will never happen having a World Con in NYC.
(blargh 👎, of course it's a money issue but, still, BAH! )

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For the 2025 world science fiction convention, organizers used ChatGPT to vet program participants. It backfired. [View all] highplainsdem May 2 OP

Not such a smart idea... I love World Con. Only been to 2 of them.... electric_blue68 May 3 #1

Hope you can go. One of the big and unanticipated worries this year is what non-US writers and fans highplainsdem May 3 #2

Ty. I would say so! (last para) electric_blue68 May 3 #4

One worldcon and a couple of smaller cons. I had friends who went to a lot more. highplainsdem May 3 #5

Good to get to some cons. electric_blue68 May 3 #6

Futurism article: "Worldcon Is Getting Eviscerated for Using AI to Select Panelists" highplainsdem May 3 #3