Downing Street said an aide sought ChatGPT feedback on a speech draft before Prime Minister Andy Burnham addressed Welsh Labour in Cardiff; the government said the suggestions were not used.
The Mail on Sunday published photographs that appeared to show a member of Burnham’s staff consulting the chatbot aboard a train. The newspaper said the aide wanted ideas to make the speech more emotive.
A Downing Street spokesperson said Nov. 15, “The PM writes most of his own speeches.” The spokesperson said the aide had asked for comments on a text that was already drafted, but the statement did not identify who wrote this particular version.
The Mail on Sunday said a fellow passenger took the images Nov. 13, ahead of Burnham’s Cardiff address. The government said ChatGPT’s suggestions were absent from the speech he delivered.
