- ‘Peaceful passing’ | Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies aged 81
The pioneering British fashion designer made a name for herself as the queen of punk in the 1970s, with her androgynous designs, slogan t-shirts and irreverent attitude towards the establishment.Dame Vivienne died on Thursday “peacefully, and surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London”, her representatives said.In a statement, her husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler said: “I will continue with Vivienne in my heart.
- Cheating fears | AI essay chatbot could end homework, schools warn
Headteachers fear a new AI chatbot that can write convincing essays will lead to mass cheating on homework and exam coursework and are urging ministers to intervene.Schools are planning emergency new year talks to assess how to respond to ChatGPT, a chatbot released last month by a Silicon Valley company which provides almost instant human-like answers to exam questions.
Education leaders said that schools could be forced to overhaul homework by asking children to write essays during lessons and do research at home to prevent them from using the chatbot to cheat.
ChatGPT, which is free to use and available to anyone online, has been developed by OpenAI, a company that was originally backed by Elon Musk and received a $1 billion (£829 million) investment from Microsoft in 2019.
The company said that its aim is to create AI chatbot software capable of mastering whole fields of human knowledge.
- ‘Left-wing bias’ | BBC dramas ‘warping modern Britain’, report claims
Some shows such as EastEnders and Vigil described as being close to propaganda due to criticisms of Brexit and government agencies
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Some shows are described as being close to outright propaganda because of their criticisms of Brexit, the police, capitalism, the nuclear deterrent and government agencies.The Campaign for Common Sense reviewed more than a year’s output of BBC drama and found that the corporation was presenting a version of the UK that few viewers would recognise.
As well as lecturing viewers on topics including climate change, the BBC indulges in its own form of social engineering by over-representing minorities, the report suggested.
- Pay dispute | Nurses will have to back down on demands, says union
Paul Nowak, 50, the new head of the Trades Union Congress, said both sides will have to compromise in disputes over pay as the Government said it would not be “held to ransom” by striking workers.Speaking on his first day in the job, Mr Nowak – whose organisation represents 48 unions and 5.5 million workers – said the Government needed to sit down with those walking out and find a “landing zone” to end strike action.
- Income slump | Biggest wage squeeze for 100 years in 2023
Jeremy Hunt’s tax raid will help to trigger the biggest income squeeze in a century as the cost of living crisis becomes “far worse” next year, forecasters have warned.Households will suffer a 3.8pc slump in real disposable incomes in 2023 because of rising taxes, interest rates and energy bills, according to predictions by the Resolution Foundation think tank. This equates to an £880 drop in earning power and is the biggest fall for a century.
The Resolution Foundation said that typical middle class households will pay £1,000 more in tax, in part because of measures previously announced by Mr Hunt, the Chancellor. Meanwhile, 2m homeowners will be stung by more expensive mortgages as their fixed rate deals end.
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