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Ireland’s newspaper of record has removed an article it said “may not have been genuine”, amid suspicions of a hoax using artificial intelligence (AI). The comment piece was published by The Irish Times on Thursday with the headline, “Irish women’s obsession with fake tan is problematic”. But the opinion article was taken down the following day, after reaching second place in the paper's most read online articles that day, according to broadcaster RTE, and sparking discussions about fake tan on a lunchtime radio show. An initial message on Friday reportedly said the article’s text had “been removed pending checks”. By Saturday, the paper had issued a “corrections and clarifications” note under the original headline, reading: “The Irish Times has become aware that the article originally published on this page may not have been genuine. “The article’s text was removed on Friday, May 12th, 2023, and a review has been initiated.” Claiming to be from “a strict Catholic family” in Ecuador who moved to Ireland in 2015 during the vote to legalise gay marriage, the purported author argued that Ireland’s “widespread use of fake tanning products” jarred with their vision of the country as at the “forefront of progressive social change”. “To me, fake tan represents more than just an innocuous cosmetic choice; it raises questions of cultural appropriation and fetishisation of the high melanin content found in more pigmented people,” the now-deleted article stated. But while the original headline and image remain online, the text and author’s byline has now been removed from the page, after journalists questioned whether the image of the author had also been created by AI. The Independent has approached the newspaper for comment. In a statement reported by the Irish Examiner, a spokesperson said: “On Friday, The Irish Times became aware that an article published online under the headline ‘Irish women’s obsession with fake tan is problematic’ may not have been genuine. “The story has been removed from irishtimes.com, and a review has been initiated.” Read More AI pioneer warns UK is failing to protect against ‘existential threat’ of machines Disturbing research warns AI may be ‘Great Filter’ that wipes out human civilisation Artificial intelligence could ‘transform’ heart attack diagnosis, scientists say ChatGPT user in China detained for creating and spreading fake news, police say

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Ahead of Logan Paul's clash with Dillon Danis, MMA superstar Conor McGregor took a shot at Paul's fiance, Nina Agdal with a hastily deleted tweet, In a tweet that was removed quicker than the time it took McGregor to dispatch Jose Aldo years ago, the Irish fighting legend posed a mocking question to Paul: "Logan, me and her, what's up." he asked before removing. That wasn't all. "Watch out for the secret move, we gonna blow the socks off this arena and then I’m going sideways on the lambo at 220," he said on Instagram when tuning into the match between Danis and Paul, after he also tagged Agdal in a picture of Paul ahead of the fights in Manchester. If you're confused about McGregor's fixation with Paul & Agdal, don't be - McGregor and Danis have a history, and it's no surprise to see the Irishman in Danis' corner. They've sparred and trained together. Agdal had been targeted by Paul's rivals -including Danis - ahead of their match-up. The tense spat between the pair has resulted in a 'revenge porn' lawsuit. In the ring, Paul made light work of Danis, who resorted to utter desperation to take down Paul, with security getting involved at the end as Danis tried to headlock the WWE star. McGregor and Paul could be on the cards in the future - as Paul made certain to call out McGregor before he left Manchester. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Humans are being replaced by machines with alarming pace, even in the creative fields and the sports journalism industry is no exception as automated gamers have become fairly regular. Some of them are actually halfway decent and if you wanted to take a glass-half-full approach you could say that it's kind of cool that more people participating in lower-level athletics will get some sort of written record of what went down on the playing field. Yet even the most bullish AI proponents would admit that the technology isn't quite there, to the point where there's absolutely no doubt that the prose was put together by someone without a soul or emotions or even some basic level of familiarity with the way humans interact.

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