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AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban
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- 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 on disposable vapes.
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Oct 27, 2026 · Updated 10/28/2026, 7:48:03 PM · Reported with: The Guardian Technology
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