NDP leadership candidate apologizes for using AI to respond to Reddit questions
Posted on: Sep 14, 2025 13:31 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Despite face of the earth interested unreal intelligence service is replacing workers, NDP leaders candidate and union leader Rob Ashton used AI during an online campaign event on Sunday.
Attentive users of the discussion platform Reddit noticed several of Ashton's responses during his AMA (short for "ask me anything") seemed like they had been generated by AI.
"Some of those answers were written with the help of AI tools and I'm deeply sorry about that," Ashton's campaign wrote on the platform.
Ashton's team said that he was on the road and he had asked helpers and volunteers to "draft answers" for him to review.
"It looks like some answers were posted without me reviewing and approving," the post said.
Ashton, who is building a brand as a politician who tells it like it is, said he wanted to be transparent about what had happened.
"A key part of leadership is accountability, and I want to reassure everyone that this won't happen again," the post said.
During the AMA, a post from Ashton's account said he was against the use of AI in several cases.
"Right now, AI is being used to replace workers, exploit artists and creators, spread misinformation and undermine democracy — all in the interest of corporate profit. That's not acceptable," Ashton posted on Sunday.
He called for strong regulations on AI, including a royal commission and modernized laws that protect people and platforms. He also linked AI to the rise of fascism and the increasing concentration of wealth among a few billionaires.
"The bottom line: Both fascism and unregulated AI are class issues. They serve corporate power by dividing workers and stripping people of control," Ashton said on Reddit.
He said he would be deleting the AI-generated responses and writing his own over the next few days.
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