Fiona Bruce was seen introducing AI-generated guests at the beginning of Thursday night’s Question Time BBC The BBC’s Question Time programme has raised eyebrows over scenes depicting Fiona Bruce sitting among historical figures recreated with generative AI technology. On Thursday night, Question Time aired an artificial intelligence special, which opened with Fiona introducing her guests for the evening, including AI-generated images of former prime minister Winston Churchill and pioneering artist Frida Kahlo. AI renderings of Emmeline Pankhurst and Mahatma Gandhi were also included (a Radio Times article previewing the special also featured Che Guevara on this line-up, though this was ultimately not part of the broadcast). Before the episode aired, a clip of the scene in question was posted on Question Time’s social media accounts, and was quickly met with backlash from viewers who took issue with the BBC for a variety of reasons, not least the ethical questions about recreating dead people’s likeness using AI and the technology’s impact on the environment. During the actual broadcast, Fiona Bruce was quick to point out that …