Yet Another Literary Prizewinner Seems to Be AI
The prestigious Caine Prize, announced last week, went to a story with many red flags.
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llustration by The Atlantic. Source: jayk7 / Getty. This Literary AI Scandal Changes Everything
A magazine’s response to accusations of publishing AI-generated fiction points to a new phase in the struggle to keep literature human.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic How AI Is Creeping Into The New York Times
Artificial intelligence seems to be turning up, undisclosed, in the opinion pages of major news publications.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. ChatGPT’s Self-Serving Optimism
OpenAI’s new guidelines ask its chatbot to celebrate “innovation,” contradicting its stated goal of objectivity—and raising questions about what objectivity even means.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic Why So Many People Are Seduced by ChatGPT
What makes OpenAI’s chatbot so dangerous? It’s a fictional character without an author.
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: Sebastian Kaulitzki / Science Photo Library / Getty; studiocasper / Getty. Amazon Has Transformed the Geography of Wealth and Power
Understanding America in the giant company’s shadow
Illustration by Ryan Haskins; images from GraphicaArtis / Getty; Shutterstock How to Get Rich By Losing Lots of Money
Adam Neumann is out of his WeWork job, but entrepreneurs will surely imitate him.
Erik Carter The Stay-at-Home President
The president has visited fewer foreign countries than his predecessors, as American influence abroad diminishes.
Ricardo Mazalan / AP The Viral Success of a Strike No One Can See
Inmates around the country have managed to engage the public in their ongoing prison protest through a targeted media strategy.
Nick Oxford / Reuters Tiffany’s Sparkly Surge Reflects a Divided Moment in America
The jewelry company credits a hip-hop–inflected ad campaign for its success. It should credit the wealth gap as well.
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