Andrew Wilson: nobody expected the AI conference to sell out on day one
andrewgwils · x · 2026-09-08
Continuing the debate over an AI conference's registration cap, @andrewgwils pushes back on optimism: wishful thinking leads to disappointment, and no one was prepared for the conference to sell out on the first day registration opened. He argues many important considerations will slip through the cracks in practice — a sign of just how hot AI conferences have become.
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