John P Murphy

John P Murphy is a writer and engineer. His works include THE LIAR (Nebula finalist for Best Novella) and RED NOISE.

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2022 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

August 11, 2022 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

I Just Wrote My Sci-Fi Novel – Now What?

May 13, 2023 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

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You’ve done it. Your sci-fi novel is complete and betas came back positive. But now what? Join this panel to learn about the various options, from querying to self-publishing, and get information to help you determine what the next steps in your publishing journey are.

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2023 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

September 21, 2023 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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Please save the date for our annual business meeting! We hope you will join the SFWA Board of Directors, staff, and key volunteers as they share what they’ve been doing, where the organization is going, and respond to your questions.

Come hear how we’re working for you, all writers in our genres, and the genre community at large!

Why AI Needs Humans

June 8, 2024 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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While the services called “AI” are touted as independent, many (maybe even most) rely on human engagement to produce a product. Small changes in the prompts to an AI can dramatically change its output, the output can be incorrect or inappropriate in ways only humans can detect, and armies of low-paid humans help to train each generative AI by generating and labeling data — or data comes from human work never intended for this purpose. Our panelists will draw back the curtain on the essential role humans still play in the workings of generative AI.
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