The AfD uses AI most frequently to write speeches for the Bundestag:
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Widespread AI Use in Bundestag Speeches RevealedIn 2026, AI generated 9% of plenary speeches; AfD leads with 23 AI texts, SPD and Union each have 20, sparking transparency debates.
Key FactsJun 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Approximately nine percent of plenary speeches in the Bundestag during 2026 were entirely written by artificial intelligence.
- The AfD faction accounts for the highest number with 23 AI-generated speeches, followed by SPD and Union with 20 each.
- SPD health spokesperson Christos Pantazis used AI for all six of his speeches but maintains his political messages remain original.
- Several CDU politicians faced criticism for undisclosed AI use in speeches and guest articles, leading to some pieces being withdrawn.
What is important to me in this context is to emphasize that the political content as well as the messages are mine.— SPD politician Christos Pantazis, health policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group, regarding the use of AI in speeches
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