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Politics
Megan Howe and Philip James Lynch

Hillingdon councillor says 'racist tropes' in AI images shared by Tories crossed a line

Sital Punja says the AI-generated cartoons crossed a line - (Facundo Arrizabalaga)

A Hillingdon councillor has urged social media platforms and politicians to introduce stronger safeguards for elected representatives after AI-generated images portraying her were shared online by the borough's Conservative Party.

Sital Punja, a Labour councillor on Tory-controlled Hillingdon Council, said the AI-manipulated images depicting her relied on what she described as "racist and antisemitic tropes".

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