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In the right hands, artificial intelligence can clearly be a force for great good, but Pilita Clarke keeps coming across people who know how dire it can be in the wrong hands.

In her column today, she talks about how there has been a distinct rise in the number of vastly more detailed, lengthy and outwardly credible correspondence to HR departments and employment tribunals since the arrival of ChatGPT. The problem is the information is not always accurate.