A Progressive Conservative MLA has confirmed he used artificial intelligence to prepare a speech he read — complete with AI prompts — in the New Brunswick Legislature.
PCs working on AI policy for caucus members after Bill Oliver’s speech
Victoria Walton · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 05, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Progressive Conservative MLA Bill Oliver read a nearly 40-minute speech to fellow members of the legislature in June that included at least three obvious AI-generated phrases. (Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick)
A Progressive Conservative MLA has confirmed he used artificial intelligence to prepare a speech he delivered — complete with AI prompts — to the New Brunswick Legislature.
A clip of the most obvious AI moments of the speech has been shared on Reddit, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
And Bill Oliver, the MLA for Kings Centre, says he’s learned a lesson.
“During the spring session of the legislature, I employed AI to help prepare speaking notes,”
Oliver said of the incident.
“When printing the final version of my speech AI prompts were not removed,
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