Labour MP's AI Avatar Disaster

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August 8, 2025
From AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream. First aired: 7 August 2025 Watch full edited live stream: https://youtu.be/LtjP2piWHHM Get the full notes and summary: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/subscribe Subscribe and tun on notifications to catch the next live stream: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1 Labour MP Mark Seward created an AI avatar of himself that immediately backfired when it refused to answer controversial questions about Gaza and migrants, then kicked users off entirely. The backlash was swift with critics calling him lazy and demanding he do his actual job instead of hiding behind a chatbot. The implementation failed because it satisfied neither AI skeptics who saw it as replacement nor AI users who found it useless for real political discussion.