NL Minister Gives Tearful Speech Following Backlash Over AI Image That Removed Statue Honouring Veterans

N.L. Tourism Minister Andrea Barbour speaks in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly on April 23, 2026. House of Assembly/Screenshot via The Epoch TimesA Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister gave a tearful speech in the provincial legislature this week following several days of controversy over her use of artificial intelligence in a social media post.Tourism Minister Andrea Barbour apologized earlier this week for using generative AI to modify an image of The Rooms provincial art gallery, which she then posted to social media. She told the legislature on April 23 that she continues to be “attacked,” despite her apology.