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30 May 2026, 03:58 GMT+10
The UKs public broadcaster aired a Question Time segment featuring AI-generated historical figures
The BBC has been accused of producing "AI slop" after an episode of Question Time featured AI-generated versions of World War II-era British leader Winston Churchill and Indian independence activist Mahatma Gandhi.
The episode, which aired on Thursday, opened with host Fiona Bruce introducing AI-generated versions of Churchill and Gandhi, as well as women's suffrage campaigner Emmeline Pankhurst and Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
"That would be something, wouldn't it, if they really were on our panel. Of course they're not. They are AI-generated. Just a small insight into the use of technology," Bruce said before introducing the actual panelists for a discussion on the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.
The segment was widely mocked online, with some users labeling it "AI slop."
"Your funding should be cut just based on this," one user wrote on X, calling the BBC staff involved "a plague to the film-making and television industry."
"Genuinely a joke that I am forced to pay a fee for this dross," another user wrote.
The British broadcaster, which is largely funded through license fees paid by the public, is reportedly losing around $1.36 billion annually as audiences increasingly turn to streaming platforms and other formats.
According to The Guardian, at least 314,000 households stopped paying the license fee last year. The BBC announced a 10% budget cut in February amid mountingcontroversiesover its reporting anddeclininglicense-fee revenue.
(RT.com)
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