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We're sure OpenAI would never abuse this level of access to the heart of government so it could lobby by chatbot.
Text: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/13/foi-reveals-uk-science-secretary-peter-kyle-cribs-chatgpt-for-advice/

New Scientist gets the FOI: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2472068-revealed-how-the-uk-tech-secretary-uses-chatgpt-for-policy-advice/
PoliticsHome interview: https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/tech-secretary-says-take-flack-ai-expansion-goes-wrong
Tony Blair Institute makes up its numbers with GPT: https://institute.global/insights/economic-prosperity/the-impact-of-ai-on-the-labour-market

Previously on Pivot:

TBI makes up its numbers: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/08/tony-blair-institute-reports-on-ai-in-the-labor-market-using-numbers-they-made-up-with-gpt-4-again/
Foreign Policy article: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/10/foreign-policy-the-u-k-pivot-to-ai-is-doomed-from-the-start/

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