Majority of Responses to Consultation on Smoking Bill ‘Generated by AI Bots’
Researchers said 76% of 118,756 submissions were fraudulent, and valid responses strongly backed disposable vape restrictions.
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New study reveals 75% of respondents to Government's smoking and vaping laws consultation were bots
New study reveals 75% of respondents to Government's smoking and vaping laws consultation were bots . Three out of every four responses to a Government consultation on smoking and vaping laws were submitted by bots, a new study has revealed
'First instance of large-scale AI interference' in government consultation
Experts said that bolstering detection capacity and safeguards ‘will be essential’ as ‘bot sophistication increases’
AI bots behind 90,000 fake responses to Government vape consultation
Researchers found 76% of submissions to a consultation on tobacco and vaping restrictions were flagged as fraudulent, with most opposing disposable vape controlsAI bots generated more than 90,000 responses to Government smoking and vaping consultation, study finds
Majority of responses to consultation on smoking Bill ‘generated by AI bots’
The responses were ‘overwhelmingly targeted’ at opposing plans to restrict the sale of disposable vapes.
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