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The Guardian — Technology · November 8, 2026 · On the brief until November 22, 2026

‘AI clog’: UK public bodies battle onslaught of chatbot-generated complaints

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Generating verbose complaints and legal challenges

UK public bodies and legal teams face an influx of lengthy, chatbot-generated complaints and appeals. Caseworkers must spend hours processing these verbose filings under statutory deadlines and fixed budgets. As a result, administrators are testing word limits, filing barriers, and automated tools to review incoming correspondence.

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Public administrators must decide whether to restrict citizen access through word limits and fees to prevent automated filings from exhausting operational budgets.

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