AI-Powered Emails Invade Public Comments Process

Bloomberg: “Recent plans for energy projects or green regulations have spurred high volumes of public comments, often generated with the help of automation tools and artificial intelligence, which have raised concerns about misrepresenting public opinion.”

“The use of AI in these campaigns has led to fears about the integrity of the public comment process and prompted discussion of how to guard against bad actors, with some agencies considering new systems to screen out potentially AI-generated comments.”