Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

The Guardian 1 min read 9 hours ago

<p>Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts</p><p>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.</p><p>“The results raise serious concerns about the reliability of general-purpose AI systems in electoral contexts,”<a href="https://www.liberties.eu/f/uz6rz9"> the study</a>, published by the civil liberties group Liberties and based on research during this year’s Hungarian parliamentary elections, concluded.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/21/election-voting-advice-ai-chatbots-inaccurate-unreliable-hungary">Continue reading...</a>
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