Can you trust a chatbot to make you a voter guide? We put them to the thought.
A Missouri Senate race that doesn’t exist. A House candidate in Washington who isn’t really on the ballot. And AI-powered websites feeding chatbots questionable information.
TL;DR
- More people are using chatbots for election information.
- A recent survey found 2 in 5 Americans have used AI for voting information.
- The Washington Post tested six popular chatbots for reliability in creating voter guides.
- The test involved generating guides for addresses in every U.S. county.
- Inaccuracies were found, such as non-existent Senate races and candidates not on ballots.