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Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

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A study by the civil liberties group Liberties found that AI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent, and unreliable voting advice, based on research during Hungary's parliamentary elections. The chatbots recommended parties that were not running and gave highly volatile responses to identical prompts. The findings raise concerns about using general-purpose AI systems for electoral guidance.

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AI chatbots recommended parties not running in Hungarian elections

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A study by the civil liberties group Liberties found that AI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent, and unreliable voting advice.

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A study by the civil liberties group Liberties found that AI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent, and unreliable voting advice.

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  • AI chatbots recommended parties not running in Hungarian elections
  • AI gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts

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<p>Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts</p><p>AI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent and unreliable guidance to voters asking which party they should back, a study suggests, often recommending the wrong party, not mentioning the right one, or listing parties not even running.</p><p>“The results raise…

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A study by the civil liberties group Liberties found that AI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent, and unreliable voting advice.

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During Hungary's parliamentary elections, AI chatbots recommended parties that were not running.

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AI chatbots gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts during the Hungary election.

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