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Say that you discovered that you were listed as a speaker at a conference, happening in a couple of weeks, but hadn't actually been asked (let alone agreed) to speak at it. Say that when you emailed the organiser, it was obvious that an AI had responded.

26/10/26, 12:05 pm1 repost7 likes

Jeni Tennison

@jenitennison.com

Say they were charging $500 a head and had 94 delegates, but said they couldn't support an honorarium. Would you agree to speak? I feel like saying I will do it regardless, just to see how much of a mess it turns out to be, and using it as an illustrative lesson in AI impacts beyond direct users.

Paul Clarke

@paulclarke.com

Is it virtual? I'd be sorely tempted to play a static card for the 30 minutes, with a few pithy messages on

Jeni Tennison

@jenitennison.com

No, in person. Assuming they remembered to book the venue.

Caroline Jarrett

@cjforms.bsky.social

No way would I accept that for in-person unless it was less than 10mins walk from my house

Paul Clarke

@paulclarke.com

18h

Good grief. I wouldn't touch it, personally

Terence Eden

@edent.tel

It would be funny to give them a bollocking live on stage. That's the only reason I can think of to do it.

Paul Malyon

@paulmalyon.bsky.social

OMG. I'd speak but not on the topic they were expecting.. ;-)

Karen

@valkyriekaren.bsky.social

20h

No. They didn't ask you, they're not paying you, so it's their clusterfuck to sort out.

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@bsky.realhackhistory.org

How difficult and costly will it be for you to get to the event? Will you need to get a hotel? If it was a day round trip that was fairly cheap I’d do it.

Jeni Tennison

@jenitennison.com

Yeah, should be cheap and easy. A bit of travel cost and of course preparation time.

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@bsky.realhackhistory.org

23h

I would show up and potentially be obnoxious.