UK PM Burnham's speechwriter used ChatGPT to draft keynote address
An aide was reportedly seen using the AI chatbot on a train while preparing a speech for the British Prime Minister.
An anonymous Downing Street speechwriter was reportedly seen using ChatGPT to prepare a keynote address for British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, according to The Times of India reporting on a story by The Mail on Sunday.
The aide was allegedly using the AI chatbot on a train from London Euston to Holyhead on Friday while working on a speech for Welsh Labour members in Llandudno, which was delivered on Saturday.
The chatbot reportedly suggested content to make parts of the speech more emotive, including references to the decline of social institutions like choirs and working men's clubs as Britain moved away from its industrial base.
In the address, Burnham said the 1980s premiership of Margaret Thatcher shattered community ways of life through the closure of factories, mines, and steelworks. He also noted the loss of trade unions and sports teams.
Reform UK Party chairman Lee Anderson criticised the aide's conduct and accused the government of lacking a plan for the cost-of-living crisis, describing the Prime Minister's presentation as artificial.
Burnham is expected to address Labour MPs on Tuesday regarding proposed welfare reforms and will attend a summit in Brussels on Friday to discuss relations with the European Union.
