BBC Staff Raise Concerns About Director-General’s Praise For AI-Generated ‘Doctor Who’

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EXCLUSIVE: Some BBC employees would like Matt Brittin to travel back in time and scrub from the record his comments about an AI-generated episode of Doctor Who.

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  • EXCLUSIVE: Some BBC employees would like Matt Brittin to travel back in time and scrub from the record his comments about an AI-generated episode of Doctor Who.
  • Reported by Deadline and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:46:07 UTC.

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