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Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

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Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts

SourceThe Guardian AIAuthor: Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’
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Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts

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.

“The results raise serious concerns about the reliability of general-purpose AI systems in electoral contexts,” the study, published by the civil liberties group Liberties and based on research during this year’s Hungarian parliamentary elections, concluded.

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  • AI chatbots gave inaccurate voting advice in Hungarian election study
  • They recommended parties not running and gave inconsistent answers
  • Study by Liberties raises concerns about AI reliability in electoral contexts

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