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A NewsGuard audit found that Mistral's Le Chat chatbot repeats state-sponsored disinformation about the Iran war 60% of the time

A much higher error rate than comparable models. The incident highlights the challenges of combating propaganda in AI systems.

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A NewsGuard audit found that Mistral's Le Chat chatbot repeats state-sponsored disinformation about the Iran war 60% of the time – a much higher error rate than comparable models. The incident highlights the challenges of combating propaganda in AI systems.