DragonCon ejects AI ‘artist’, to approval of all

a year ago by David Gerard to c/techtakes

DragonCon is a long-running science fiction and nerd culture convention. Dane Ault of monkeyminion.com was at DragonCon as an artist. He broke the news on Bluesky about a suddenly empty booth in Ar…

other cons follow suit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv8T6aRjNQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/... - podcast

time: 6 min 58 sec

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o7___o7 36 points a year ago

Common DragonCon W. The whole con was a lovely reprieve from the bullshit-industrial complex.

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frezik 6 points a year ago

Went a few years back, and it is next level. Almost too much to take in for this introvert.

Loved the blow up T-Rex mosh pit, and the line of people in Andor prison uniforms going to the pool while chanting "One way out!"

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funkless_eck 5 points a year ago

I think it is genuinely lovely but also I think its starting to strain under its own weight.

There's a lot of outdoor queueing in either direct Georgia 90° sunshine or the pouring rain, and due to the rule you can't queue for more than an hour beforehand, a weird pseudo-queue system, and none of the venues can hold enough audience.

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wer2 3 points a year ago

They have started to cap attendance, so at least it won't get worse. Also, come checkout the American Sci-Fi Classics panels, usually lots of room.

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o7___o7 2 points a year ago

The lines weren't nearly as gnarly this year, but the mild weather and extra positivity surely helped!

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