Cork councillor hits out at 'despicable AI-generated false news' over IPAS centre

It has taken the form of digitally altered council documents circulated around northside WhatsApp groups around people seeking asylum
Cork councillor hits out at 'despicable AI-generated false news' over IPAS centre

Cork City North East Labour Party councillor John Maher pointed out that it is not local authorities which designate International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres, but rather it is 'a function of Government departments [which] engage with owners of properties'.

A Cork City councillor has denounced as “cowardly and despicable” what he says is an AI poison pen campaign targeting him and a named public official

That campaign has taken the form of digitally altered council documents circulated around northside WhatsApp groups and making false claims around people seeking asylum.

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