Column Earlier this year I was fired and replaced by a robot. And the executives who made the decision didn't tell me—or anyone else affected by the change—that it was happening.
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The gig I lost began as a happy and profitable relationship with Cosmos Magazine – Australia's crude analogue of New Scientist. I wrote occasional features and a column that appeared every three weeks in the online edition.
Everyone seemed happy with the arrangement: my editors, the readers, and myself. We had found a trail that I thought would continue for years to come.
It didn't. In February—just a few days after I submitted a column—myself and all the other Cosmos freelancers received an email informing us that no more submissions would be accepted.
