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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says AI has made us dumbed down machines

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Irvine Welsh is releasing a sequel to his cult novel Trainspotting, Men in Love .

The 1993 novel became a hit film starring Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller .

It was Welsh 's first novel and sold more than a million copies in the UK alone.

He says he hopes we'll be "more judicious" about using social media in the future.

Irvine Welsh's new novel, Men in Love , is published on 24 July 2025 .

He's also a DJ and is releasing an album with the Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra to go with his new book.

Music is "fundamental" to his writing and he's also "looking for that four-four beat all the time".

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