Study Finds AI Models Gave False, Harmful Answers About Elections

CBS News

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High Factuality

Media Conglomerate: National Amusements

Media Conglomerate: Michael Redstone

AI chatbots are serving up wildly inaccurate election information, new study says

When asked for basics on elections, artificial intelligence tools provided wrong information more than half the time, one analysis found.

Benzinga

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AI Reportedly Fails Voters With Wrong, Harmful Answers On US Elections: 'Chatbots Not Ready for Primetime'

Washington Examiner

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Mixed Factuality

Individual: Philip Anschutz

Popular chatbots generating false election information could mislead voters - Washington Examiner

AI tools are generating false and misleading information about elections, which could affect voter turnout, according to new research.

WION

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AI chatbots providing inaccurate and harmful election information: study

In the latest research, it was found that new AI-powered tools provide inaccurate election information most of the time, which includes is harmful or incomplete. The study, which was done by AI Democracy Projects and nonprofit media outlet Proof News, comes at a time when the US presidential elections are near as US citizens are opting for chatbots like Google's Gemini and OpenAI's GPT-4 for more information.

Bloomberg

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Mixed Factuality

Individual: Michael Bloomberg

Private Equity: The Vanguard Group

AI Chatbots Not Ready for Election Prime Time, Study Shows

In a year when more than 50 countries are holding national elections, a new study shows the risks posed by the rise of artificial intelligence chatbots in disseminating false, misleading or harmful information to voters.