... or at any event we may host or MC (should we be asked). As we said, we have a list of suggested remedies to pass along to the events team based on our experience.

We hope that this offers some clarity or perspective on this situation and that the community can accept our sincere apology.
5/5

Still, we know full well that Intent is Not Magical and that even though we didn't intend to hurt anyone, we have done so. For that, we can only apologize and say that we will do what's in our power to ensure that these same mistakes don't happen again at the Hugo Awards...

4/5

The mishaps and mistakes were due to factors that we're sure they'll articulate if they need to. We can say for certain that none of it was due to malice, lack of caring, or ignorance.

Same goes for us. The mistakes were true mistakes and not a lack of fucks given.

3/5

We tried to mitigate problems that have come up in the past, such as rampant mispronunciation of non-Western names, and keep the focus on the awards. As Hosts, our job was to let the events team know what we needed to do our job on stage. For the most part, they did.

2/5

2/2

* Nisi and I plan to release a public statement and apology shortly. We haven't yet because...

* I'm still really not feeling great nor usefully coherent. This matter deserves more thought and consideration than I am capable of right this second.

I did want folks to know I'm not ignoring it.

I shall echo others who say you're NOT a nobody. No matter if you're a fancy award-winning pro, a newer writer, a fan who writes fanfic, a fan who is only an audience and not a creator, your feelings and opinions on this matter. Use of LLMs/AI affects all of us.

Thanks!