Google Restricts AI Chatbot from Election Talk to Avoid Misinformation Ahead of 2024 Votes
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Google is restricting its AI chatbot, Gemini, from answering questions about 2024 elections globally, to avoid misinformation.
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This comes as advancements in AI like image and video generation have raised public concerns over fake news. Governments are looking to regulate the technology.
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Gemini was recently forced to pause image generation after inaccuracies in historical depictions it created. Google CEO apologized, calling the chatbot's responses "biased" and "unacceptable."
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National elections set for 2023-2024 in several major countries including the US, South Africa, India. India has asked tech firms to get government approval before public release of unreliable or experimental AI tools.
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Facebook is setting up team to tackle disinformation and AI abuse ahead of 2023 European Parliament elections.