A Labour MP has been criticised and branded a 'useless twit' after he created an Artificial Intelligence chatbot of himself to talk to his constituents.
Mark Sewards, MP for Leeds South West and Morley, explained that he wanted to 'embrace' the 'AI revolution' as he rolled out the 'UK's first virtual MP' today.
But the move sparked anger online, with some social media commentators saying he was being 'lazy' and questioning what he was paid his £93,000 salary for if a computer was doing his work for him.
Others also queried whether the cartoon avatar was up to the job – after it was unable to answer simple questions and provided incorrect information - even contradicting his voting record.
According to Metro, when asked if Mr Sewards supported cuts to Universal Credit, 'AI Mark' said: 'I do not support cuts to Universal Credit.'
