Study: Chatbots Spread Misinformation About Upcoming EU Elections
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Chatbots from Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI spread some false information about the upcoming EU elections, according to a study. This included incorrect election dates and voting details.
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The chatbots tended to "hallucinate" facts and provide irrelevant or broken links to videos or content in other languages. Their responses were dynamic and changed when tested again later.
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There are concerns about the rise of misinformation from AI text, audio, and video generation tools ahead of major 2023 elections. The EU has asked tech firms to address risks related to their generative AI tools.
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ChatGPT's newest paid version performed the best in the tests, while Google's Gemini was least accurate. The companies said they are working to improve performance and restrict election-related queries.
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The analysis comes ahead of the EU parliamentary elections taking place across Europe from June 6-9. Researchers tested chatbots in 10 languages on 10 election-related questions from March 11-14.