Since my original report about all this came out last week, I've interviewed people involved in running the 2025 Seattle Worldcon to pull together a clearer picture of what exactly happened. Based on these interviews, it appears the use of ChatGPT was indeed limited to the vetting of panelists. However, I also learned the use of ChatGPT was not initially approved by Worldcon leadership. Instead, a lower-level Worldcon volunteer decided on their own to use the generative AI program. This was done in the belief the program could complete a time-intensive project when there were not enough volunteers to complete the job manually.

From last year's debacle