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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Robert Booth UK technology editor

Mumsnet denies using AI for content after prompt appears on message board

Woman with baby typing laptop on a train
Site users described the appearance of the prompt as ‘really creepy’ and ‘so disappointing’. Photograph: halbergman/Getty Images

Mumsnet has denied using AI to produce content after detailed instructions to help an AI model write one of its popular “am I being unreasonable” (AIBU) posts appeared on a Mumsnet message board.

Users of the long-established forum, which is known for its frank discussions of family tensions, were vexed when the AI prompt appeared in response to a user seeking advice about a family dilemma involving a neurodivergent uncle and a sick child.

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