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AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban

The Guardian · Oct 27, 5:30 PM CT

The Guardian reported that three-quarters of all responses were machine-generated in failed attempt to stop bill from passing into law, research finds AI bots flooded a government consultation with tens of thousands of fake responses in a failed.

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Reported by The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/27/ai-bots-flooded-2023-uk-government-consultation-disposable-vapes-ban