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Freelancers drowning in 'soulless' AI content cleanup work: 'It's a shame we need to do it'

Freelancers drowning in 'soulless' AI content cleanup work: 'It's a shame we need to do it'

Lisa, a freelance graphic designer based in Spain, noticed a change in her work after the release of ChatGPT in 2022. She went from receiving slow one-off jobs creating logos and packaging to many requests asking her to fix versions that were generated by artificial intelligence – from sharpening blurry

Uncovering the real reasons behind Trump’s deference to Putin

Uncovering the real reasons behind Trump’s deference to Putin

Could Donald Trump be a Russian asset? The headline on a review in CuriosityNews of my new book Betrayal has provoked heated international debate. Written by the historian Lawrence Freedman, the piece generated thousands of comments from across Europe and beyond on social media. Many people responded with a single

Katie Taylor celebrates 'fairytale ending' with dream Croke Park homecoming

Katie Taylor celebrates 'fairytale ending' with dream Croke Park homecoming

Katie Taylor once told me with a slight smile a few years ago that she would never be like Tyson Fury, returning repeatedly, because when she finally retired, she would leave boxing completely. That moment is nearly here: on Saturday night, in front of 80,000 fans at a fervent

Clippers lose five first-round picks and face $30M fine amid Kawhi Leonard controversy

Clippers lose five first-round picks and face $30M fine amid Kawhi Leonard controversy

The NBA has imposed one of the largest penalties in league history on the Los Angeles Clippers after determining that the organization violated salary cap rules during its recruitment of Kawhi Leonard as a free agent. The team will lose five first-round draft picks, leaving it without a natural

Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln express joy upon arriving in Thailand amid 'fever dream' conditions

Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln express joy upon arriving in Thailand amid 'fever dream' conditions

Pattaya’s mayor and police officials waited with women in traditional Thai dress at the city’s Hard Rock Cafe and hotel to greet the sailors arriving in civilian clothes, bags slung over their shoulders, off the buses. The USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew of 5,000 had not been

Swedish minister defends strict post-Brexit removals of British citizens

Swedish minister defends strict post-Brexit removals of British citizens

The Swedish government has reaffirmed its commitment to removing and deporting British citizens who missed the deadline to apply for post-Brexit residency permission. Migration minister Johan Forssell strongly defended the Swedish migration agency’s enforcement of the Brexit withdrawal agreement on Wednesday, responding to a parliamentary question regarding Joyce

Bill Simmons’ adoption of ChatGPT violates creative ethos of his site

Bill Simmons’ adoption of ChatGPT violates creative ethos of his site

Bill Simmons may have stopped writing with any regularity in the mid-2010s – he claims his fingers don’t work – but that won’t stop him from reminding you of his greatest hits. On a recent podcast about Russell Westbrook’s retirement, he couldn’t stop quoting his old columns.