Bots flood a UK government consultation: 76% of responses were machine-generated

Of 118,756 responses to the vaping consultation, 90,835 were machine-generated, yet the disposable vape ban still took effect.

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October 28, 2026

Of 118,756 responses to the vaping consultation, 90,835 were machine-generated, yet the disposable vape ban still took effect.

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01Gemini 4 Carbon: Google's smartest model is for cyber defenders only, for now08:00 PM
02RTX Spark: laptops for local models hit the shelves, from $2,59906:00 PM
03Castle Walls on Prime Video: people in the first fully AI-made series look like melting wax05:00 PM