A Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister gave a tearful speech in the provincial legislature this week following several days of controversy over her use of artificial intelligence in a social media post.
Tourism Minister Andrea Barbour apologized earlier this week for using generative AI to modify an image of The Rooms provincial art gallery, which she then posted to social media. She told the legislature on April 23 that she continues to be “attacked,” despite her apology.
“There’s a difference between legitimate criticism and sustained personal attack,” Barbour said, referencing the jokes and outrage on social media, as well as repeated questions from the Opposition Liberals. “What I have experienced is beyond politics.”…