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U.K. politicians are testing their messages on AI-generated focus groups

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 11:12 AM · 1 min read

U.K. politicians are testing their messages on AI-generated focus groups — Japan Times, Tokyo Technology news — Image: Japan Times

Firms are using data from real focus groups and surveys to build AI personas able to react to political messages within minutes.

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