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‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament

2026-08-31 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

AI-generated hallucinations are sneaking into Australia's parliamentary inquiry process, with dozens of policy submissions across the political spectrum citing fake sources and botching real research summaries. Nothing says 'informed democracy' like letting a hallucinating chatbot write your policy recommendations. Parliament is literally making laws based on things AI just made up.

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