While tech companies and the Government say artificial intelligence is here to stay, we should have more of a say in how it’s used

Demonstrators take part in a protest march from London offices of OpenAI to Meta HQ and Google DeepMind HQ against the rapid expansion of AI data centres in the UK. Photo: Getty

Nothing says “healthy democracy” quite like a van blaring pop music and covered in posters showing an AI-generated Gerry Hutch.

When I first saw the image of the Independent candidate outside Connolly Station in Dublin, it stopped me in my tracks. It is not every day you’re face-to-face with a “yassified” Hutch after all.