Why AI experts are sounding the alarm about the midterms
AI experts are raising concerns about the potential influence of AI chatbots on American voters during the midterms. A team of MIT professors investigated how popular AI chatbots respond to election-related questions, highlighting that the specific chatbot used could significantly impact voter perception. The discussion also covered how AI might cause disruption and the broader issue of misinformation on social media, emphasizing the challenges election officials face in balancing these threats.
This report uniquely details MIT professors' direct investigation into how popular AI chatbots answer midterm election questions, unlike general discussions of AI's influence.
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AI chatbots could influence how Americans vote, and the chatbot they choose matters. CNN’s Hadas Gold met with a team of professors at MIT to understand how the most popular AI chatbots respond to questions about the midterms, and what’s behind their answers.
Also, CNN talks to AI expert Jacob Ward on this and the risk AI could pose to this election cycle.
And, Donie O’Sullivan takes a look at how misinformation spread on social media - which was already a problem during the 2020 elections - could get even worse with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
0:00 Election officials are balancing threats, including AI 0:52 What chatbots are saying about candidates & the election 4:58 AI expert on how AI can potentially wreak havoc 9:49 Donie O’Sullivan reports on misinformation on social media
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