AI-generated Winston Churchill joins BBC Question Time panel - The Independent
BBC Question Time featured an AI-generated Winston Churchill, along with other historical figures, to explore the capabilities of hyper-real and persuasive AI images.
- Incident date
- May 2024
- Target
- Winston Churchill
BBC Question Time included AI-generated historical figures on its panel to explore the implications of AI. The panel consisted of an AI-generated Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi, Frida Kahlo, and Emmeline Pankhurst.
What happened
On May 28, 2024, host Fiona Bruce introduced the AI panel to discuss the rise of rapidly expanding AI technology. The BBC stated it included AI versions of the famous faces to help understand how “hyper-real and persuasive" AI-created images can be. The AI panel was later replaced with real experts from the technology world. Some viewers expressed disapproval of the segment.