Something seems to be unwinding

MP spotted using ChatGPT to respond to constituents on the train

An MP has been spotted on a train using ChatGPT to respond to constituents' correspondence, the Mirror can reveal.

A fellow passenger, who previously worked in Parliament, noticed that Northampton South MP Mike Reader had his laptop open and recognised he was using a software programme called "Caseworker" which is widely used in the House of Commons by MPs and their staff...

The source said: “He was copying the entire constituent email into ChatGPT, and then asking ChatGPT to respond. I couldn’t believe it. ChatGPT to reply to constituents. How lazy is that? You can see ChatGPT giving a response starting with ‘Thank you for raising your deep concerns about the situation in Gaza’.” In the notes on Caseworker, Mr Reader allegedly wrote: "ChatGPT generated. Mike approved."


A formulaic response is a formulaic response, however an MP chooses to compile it. Anyone paying attention will be aware that in numerous comparable situations most responses from any hierarchy will be formulaic. The BBC has been doing it for decades.

An interesting aspect is that constituents may as well ask ChatGPT for the formulaic response and cut out the middleman. They could then forward the ChatGPT response to their MP and ask if the MP agrees with it. 

Hmm...

Something seems to be unwinding.