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AI at the World’s Biggest Games Event Booked Random Meetings for Attendees

The Gamescom app spammed attendees with AI-generated meetings before organizers disabled it.
AI at the World’s Biggest Games Event Booked Random Meetings for Attendees
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Gamescom, one of the biggest video game industry trade shows in the world, used AI to book meetings for attending publishers, developers, and media even if they didn’t want them. Attendees complained about random meetings showing up on their calendars, prompting Gamescom to turn off the feature and apologize. 

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