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Tübingen Mayor Boris Palmer Says He Uses ChatGPT to Tame Facebook Posts

He says he consults the tool on sensitive subjects to reduce backlash.

Overview

  • Palmer told the German press agency he increasingly asks ChatGPT to rephrase drafts with the instruction to write them so there is no “shitstorm.”
  • He emphasized that he still writes most of his social-media posts himself and seeks suggestions mainly for sensitive topics.
  • Coverage notes he does not always accept the AI’s edits, citing his recent Facebook post about e-scooter users in which he kept sharper wording.
  • He has also prompted the model to write “more like Boris Palmer” to make texts more pointed, according to BILD’s reporting.
  • Outlets highlighted his earlier AI use, including an AI-generated image of Tübingen’s town hall, and FAZ demonstrated how ChatGPT might soften his e-scooter remark.