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Man used AI to make false statements to shut down London nightclub, police say

2026-04-16 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

A London businessman pleaded guilty to using AI to fabricate complaints and fake people to try to shut down the iconic Heaven nightclub. Police say AI-generated fictitious complaints are becoming a 'growing issue' — because apparently humans weren't already creative enough at being petty neighbors. Nothing says 'I hate the bass' like deploying a language model to commit fraud.

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