AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban

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 attempt to stop the UK’s ban…
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ImpactNotable 54/100
Why it mattersProbability of 31%. Section AI with a probability of 94%.
RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published9 h ago (Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:30:45 GMT)
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ClassifiedTue, 27 Oct 2026 23:01:26 GMT by classifier
AuthorDenis Campbell Health policy editor