Elections

OpenAI said it is launching an election 'war room' ahead of the US midterms to identify potential spread of misinformation or other efforts to disrupt elections. The company disclosed the plan exclusively to Decoded by POLITICO.

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Washington Post tests found chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers, with Copilot citing the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22%. The findings raise concerns about AI-generated misinformation ahead of elections.

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