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Warning issued after 'first instance of large-scale AI interference' in government consultation

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The IndependentWarning issued after 'first instance of large-scale AI interference' in government consultation
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Experts said that bolstering detection capacity and safeguards ‘will be essential’ as ‘bot sophistication increases’

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