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Department of Health and Social Care
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Incident 17901 Report
Purported AI Bots Flooded a UK Government Tobacco and Vaping Consultation with Reportedly Fraudulent Responses
2024-01-29
Purported AI bots reportedly submitted 90,835 fraudulent responses to a UK government consultation on tobacco and vaping, mostly opposing disposable-vape restrictions. The submissions made up 76% of responses and distorted the apparent balance of public opinion. The Department of Health and Social Care excluded them from its analysis. The operators and underlying AI technology were not identified.
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