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Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  
Artificial intelligence

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  

Computer-generated quizzing is upon us but has it ever succeeded in mastering wordplay, or in creating a question with a glorious penny-drop moment for the solver?
Top 5 children's books set on islands, selected by children's author Lucy Strange 
Books

Top 5 children's books set on islands, selected by children's author Lucy Strange 

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: 'Nothing beats what nature makes'
The Leaf Man at work in his studio
Art

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: 'Nothing beats what nature makes'

Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West 
Environment

Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West 

Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: 'You won't be a beautiful human without empathy'
Film

Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: 'You won't be a beautiful human without empathy'

Nettle soup and dandelion leaves for lunch: How foraging for food makes you feel 'fully human'
Environment

Nettle soup and dandelion leaves for lunch: How foraging for food makes you feel 'fully human'

Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Zendaya and Mike Faist in Challengers
Film

Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match

Voyager 1's galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 
Paul McNamee

Voyager 1's galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 

London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens' London is 'our London'
Ben Power

London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens' London is 'our London'

In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian
NIck Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton on S17 of Taskmaster
Lucy Sweet

In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian

Hedgerows are amazing. Here's why we must plant more of them
A flowering hawthorn hedgerow
Envrionment

Hedgerows are amazing. Here's why we must plant more of them

Has the two-child benefit cap put 'fairness' before children's best interests?
Louise Bazalgette

Has the two-child benefit cap put 'fairness' before children's best interests?

Activist to take DWP to court over disability benefit reforms: 'Disabled voices should be heard'
dwp protest
Exclusive

Activist to take DWP to court over disability benefit reforms: 'Disabled voices should be heard'

The comeback kids: The 5 'lost' wildlife species returning from extinction to the UK
Wildlife

The comeback kids: The 5 'lost' wildlife species returning from extinction to the UK

When it comes to poverty prevention it's minds we must change – before anything else
John Bird

When it comes to poverty prevention it's minds we must change – before anything else

Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Letters

Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack in 2015
Press Release

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive

The UK's green transition will happen – with or without Sunak's government
Environment

The UK's green transition will happen – with or without Sunak's government

Alex Sobel MP: 'We need a serious, long-term and science-led plan to tackle climate emergency'
Alex Sobel MP
Earth Day

Alex Sobel MP: 'We need a serious, long-term and science-led plan to tackle climate emergency'

'We're not doomed yet!': All the dark clouds and silver linings on the climate crisis, explained
Environment

'We're not doomed yet!': All the dark clouds and silver linings on the climate crisis, explained

No one wants to host 2026 Commonwealth Games. What if Glasgow had another go? 
Paul McNamee

No one wants to host 2026 Commonwealth Games. What if Glasgow had another go? 

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2024
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2024

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack in 2015
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'

Labi Siffre: 'I've had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black'
Labi Siffre
Letter To My Younger Self

Labi Siffre: 'I've had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black'

Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman's seaside home for the first time
Photography

Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman's seaside home for the first time