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London Mayor Links AI Content on City Decline to Russia, China and U.S.
The Mayor of London posted on social media criticizing AI-generated material that portrays the city as in decline. City Hall research found a rise in such posts over the past two years.
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The Mayor of London posted on social media criticizing online content that claims the city is in decline. The post linked to research commissioned by City Hall that identified a surge in such material over the past two years. The mayor stated that outrage generates clicks and noted an increase in accounts producing anti-immigration material using artificial intelligence.
One account named "Great British People," which claims to originate from Yorkshire, has drawn 1.3 million views for a recent video and is believed to be controlled from Sri Lanka. The accounts have produced fabricated footage showing the House of Commons filled with men in traditional Arab dress implementing Sharia law.
One account with more than 20 million views presents AI-generated walking tours of British cities in 2050, depicting London, Liverpool, and Birmingham as rubbish-strewn and chaotic.
A GB News presenter described London as a "jewel in Britain's crown" but stated that the city is now in decline and no longer feels like the same place. The mayor called on social media platforms to adjust their algorithms to stop rewarding division and to clearly label AI-generated material.
