I’m attending this year’s Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland. I’m really excited about this because it’s my first Worldcon outside the USA and the first one I’ve attended in a few years.
I’ll also be reporting on Worldcon through my Genre Grapevine and social media accounts.
My schedule is below. I look forward to seeing everyone there.
Friday, August 9, 9 am
Stroll with the Stars
Festival Park, starting outside CrownePlaza
Join your fellow convention members, and perhaps some big names, for a gentle stroll (1.3 miles/2km) around Festival Park, across the river from the SEC, led by Farah Mendlesohn and Mike Scott. The route is wheelchair-accessible, and we will adjust our pace to match the abilities of the slowest walkers. Sign up at the Registration Desk by 18:00 the previous day, and meet at 09:00 outside the Crowne Plaza hotel’s main entrance.
Friday, August 9, 2:30 pm
How is the Hugo Award Administered These Days, Anyway?
Argyll 1
Let's gather during Worldcon to debate whether we should pursue incorporating WSFS and implementing more accountability within WSFS and the Hugo administration process. What are the pros and cons of such a solution, and should we make any changes? The intention is to specify what we expect for the future of the Hugo Awards.
Friday, August 9, 2024, 5:30 PM
Neurodivergent Approaches to Stories Participants
Alsh 1
Neurodivergent authors and readers approach the art of fiction in different ways from neurotypical people. Stories may be a way to understand and process the world. For neurodivergent authors, traditional advice on how to write fiction may actually be harmful or counterproductive. In this panel, a group of neurodivergent authors and readers will discuss both how they process fiction written by others and how they write their own stories.
Saturday August 10 at 13:00
Autographing
Hall 4
Saturday, August 10, 8:30 PM
AI and Creative Writing - Do Androids Dream of Winning a Hugo?
Carron
There has been a surge in self-published e-books written (largely) by ChatGPT whilst some magazine editors report being swamped by AI-generated stories. For now, these are easily identifiable and generally of poor quality. However, will a time come when AI-generated fiction is indistinguishable from human-generated stories and of a standard people might actually want to read? Should we accept that this is inevitable or resist the rise of AI fiction? And how do we resist?