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3 out of 4 responses to UK smoke-free generation consultation were AI bot-generated

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Three-quarters of all the responses to the U.K.'s public consultation in 2023 on creating a smoke-free generation and restricting disposable vape sales were generated by AI bots, finds an analysis of publicly available data and freedom of information requests, published online in the journal Tobacco Control.
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