An artificial intelligence candidate is on the ballot for the United Kingdom’s general election next month.
“AI Steve,” represented by Sussex businessman Steve Endacott, will appear on the ballot alongside non-AI candidates running to represent constituents in the Brighton Pavilion area of Brighton and Hove, a city on England’s southern coast.
“AI Steve is the AI co-pilot,” Endacott said in an interview. “I’m the real politician going into Parliament, but I’m controlled by my co-pilot.”
— “AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics,” NBC News
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