Even last year, I didn't consider artificial intelligence (AI) a threat to a travel journalist. Artificial intelligence applications seemed clumsy, and open-source language models primarily silly.
I have made an effort to research and follow the development. Although I see a lot of opportunities, I also see threats that the price of billable work will collapse either directly when artificial intelligence replaces a human as a writer or when artificial intelligence makes it possible for people who previously could not write publishable articles.
Have you noticed that the number of articles produced directly with artificial intelligence has increased? Or that there has been a significant decrease in writing fees?
An example of an artificial intelligence (AI) application that already creates publishable articles for some uses is, for instance, Surfer. What worries me the most is the pace of development. When the content it writes is already so good, how good will it be next year?
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Starting this thread for members to share talks, sessions, and other events happening around ITB Berlin (www.itb.com) during 7-9 March.
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Our Travel Massive ITB party should be a on everyone's list for sure!
So looking forward to reconnect with the Travel Massive community after 3 years of ITB absence.
Find all info about the event via the link below and get your tickest fast because there's a limited supply.
Early bird tickets for quick decision makers are available already. ;-)
Looking forward to see you there!
www.travelmassive.com/events/berlin-travel-massive-itb-party-2023-4977534874
Got my tickets! Thanks for organizing it.
The pleasure is all mine.
IΒ΄d love to attend Travel Massive ITB this year, but I canΒ΄t travel to Berlin on those dates. Is there a way to follow some of the sessions remotely?
Yes, looks like ITB has an online livestreamed version and digital tickets: www.itb.com/en/besuchen/tickets/
Awesome, thanks Maria!
I've heard a lot of great things about ITB Berlin!!
On Wednesday, 8 March 2023 at 13:00 - 13:45, there will be a slot for the Social Entrepreneurship Competition winners of 2022 and a discussion led by prof. Claudia Broezel.
Topic: Fostering Sustainable Tourism through Social Entrepreneurship: Best Practices and Challenges. Meet the winners of the Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism (2022)
When: Wednesday, 8 March 2023 at 13:00 - 13:45
Where: Hall 5.3 Hybrid Studio + Online
The session can be accessed / watched online with an ITB Virtual ticket.
Link:
www.itb.com/en/itb-berlin-for-visitors/itb-convention/itb-convention-program/#/event/fostering-sustainable-tourism-through-social-entrepreneurship-best-practices-and-challenges-meet-the-winners-of-the-social-entrepreneurship-competition-in-tourism-22-https-socialtourismcompetition-com--083ec872-f77f-4b49-9262-9e57a3744586
The 2023 European Capitals of Smart Tourism - Pafos (Cyprus) and Seville (Spain)- and the EDEN winner (Kranj, Slovenia) will be will be in Hall 20, Stand 303.
There will be a presentation of the two Capitals at the stand on 9 March at 12:00.
smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/index_en
The Travel Dudes & BudgetTraveller - ITB Travel Tweet-up 2023 on March 8:
www.eventbrite.de/e/the-travel-dudes-budgettraveller-itb-travel-tweet-up-2023-tickets-531745333607
Iβll be there! This year Iβll be giving a short workshop on ChatGPT and AI and what it means for travel makers. Hope to see some of you there!
www.wysetc.org/events/itb-berlin/ai-and-chatgpt-the-hype-playbook/