Dutch PM Rob Jetten now nicknamed “Robo Jetten” after…

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has earned the nickname "Robo Jetten" following revelations that a substantial number of his public communications are generated by artificial intelligence. Investigations by de Volkskrant uncovered that hundreds of posts across social media platforms, as well as portions of his book and campaign videos, were produced using AI models like ChatGPT or Claude rather than written by the Prime Minister himself.

What happened

The investigation revealed that at least 232 posts from the Prime Minister and his party, D66, on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn were AI-generated, appearing frequently starting June 4, 2025. In total, these AI-written posts were distributed 434 times, accounting for 30 percent of the communications from Jetten and D66 during that period. The practice extended to sensitive, empathetic messages, including those regarding the apologies to the Moluccan community, which were found to be machine-authored.

Experts, including Professor Claes de Vreese, have criticized the lack of transparency, noting that the use of AI for personal political messages undermines trust in official channels and questions the sincerity of the politician's expressed feelings. While D66 acknowledged the use of AI, they did not label the content as machine-generated. Language scientist Van Oostendorp noted that the lack of disclosure is deliberate, as transparency would likely cause the public to devalue or ignore the messages entirely. Unlike Jetten, investigations into other political leaders, such as VVD leader Yesilgöz, confirmed their communications were human-authored.