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The Trial That Exposed Britain’s Empire in Court

In February 1788, Britain’s elite gathered in Westminster Hall to watch the first major impeachment of an empire‑builder — Warren Hastings. Charged with corruption, cruelty and misuse of power in ...

Historical images made with AI recycle colonial stereotypes and bias – new research

Generative AI is known to mirror sexist and racist stereotypes, but it also carries a colonial bias that is reinforcing ...