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He said that he had made clear that his work - which was submitted under the name “Jason M. Allen’s work, “Théåtre D’opéra Spatial,” took home the blue ribbon in the fair’s contest for emerging digital artists - making it one of the first A.I.-generated pieces to win such an prize, and setting off a fierce backlash from artists who accused him of, essentially, cheating. He created it with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence program that turns lines of text into hyper-realistic graphics. Allen of Pueblo West, Colo., didn’t make his entry with a brush or a lump of clay.
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This year, the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition gave out prizes in all the usual categories: painting, quilting, sculpture.īut one entrant, Jason M. Artists Aren’t Happy” – the New York Times has the story. “An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. (6) IT’S THE BEST STATE FAIR IN OUR STATE. (5) CONGRATULATIONS, MARK! And here’s a good photo of Mark Linneman, last night’s Big Heart Award winner, taken by Andrew Porter during the 2018 Worldcon. Hampus Eckerman is behind the camera taking this picture of the Filers who came to today’s meetup. Naturally, he refused my first choice (a bazillion pounds) and my second choice (remove all my personal data) and my third choice (kick off all the Nazis from your platforms) but he agreed to my fourth choice: tell me how the show ends…. It was Bezos himself! He demanded to know what it would take for me to watch the show. I was startled by this sudden violence from the otherwise lightweight device but I was even more startled when it emitted a tinny voice.
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…As I nodded off to sleep last night, my kindle slipped out of my hands and smashed me in the face (as happens most nights). And now Camestros Felapton supplies a desperately needed moment of comic relief: “SCOOP! The final scene of the final episode of Rings of Power”. You can also watch a video of the meeting recorded by Lisa Hayes. Kevin Standlee’s fully detailed report is on his blog here. The meeting ran out of time to consider proposed changes to the Standing Rules and the two non-Hugo-Award-related Resolutions, so they will be considered at tomorrow’s meeting. Most committees were continued as currently constituted however, the Hugo Awards Study Committee was not continued and was thus dissolved, although proposals submitted by the committee will be considered this year. The four proposed Hugo Award eligibility extensions passed without objection. No proposed Constitutional amendments were postponed indefinitely (killed). There was also a “WSFS Preliminary Business Meeting Report (Friday)” published on the convention’s website.įriday’s Preliminary WSFS Business Meeting set debate time limits for all pending Constitutional amendments and Standing Rules changes. The committee is thanked for its efforts to applause…. …Kent Bloom moves to thank the committee for its efforts over the last five years. The top story to come out of today’s meeting is that the Hugo Study Committee is disbanded. See all the sausage being made here: “WSFS Business Meeting – Friday Liveblog”. Alex Acks is liveblogging the Chicon 8 business meeting. Chicon 8’s Star Chart reported on the con’s first day, September 1, as of 7:30PM CDT, there were 2,610 warm bodies on site.