'Mediocre arguments': One in 10 Cannabis Senate inquiry submissions written by AI

The Spectator Australia Podcast host Will Kingston says the use of artificial intelligence in submissions to a Senate inquiry is a “blessing” for the Greens and will soon be writing the “entire Greens policy platform”. The Australian has revealed more than 10 per cent of submissions to a Senate inquiry into legalising cannabis were likely written by artificial intelligence. It is part of a broader increase in submissions to parliamentary inquiries produced entirely or in part by AI tools like ChatGPT. “This is a blessing for the Greens,” Mr Kingston told Sky News host James Macpherson. “ChatGPT will be writing the entire Greens policy platform before long. “I think it can create this volume of responses, but I think there’s also an opportunity for good writers to be able to be more persuasive.”