ChatGPT gave incorrect voting information in battleground states and UK
A CBS News investigation found that OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot provided incorrect or incomplete answers to questions about how to vote in the US battleground states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, as well as in the UK. The chatbot failed to correctly state deadlines, ID requirements and other voting procedures, although some answers were later corrected. OpenAI acknowledged the issue and stated that directing users to authoritative sources is a priority, though the chatbot did not always do so.
- Date it happened
- 2024-06-25
- Organisation involved
- OpenAI
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT
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