Washington Post : Tests: chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers; Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22% — Frustrated with hunting for information on political candidates, Ben Torres Ezrick set out to build a one-stop shop for voters.
Tests: chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers; Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22% (Washington Post)
In short
Recent testing revealed that leading systems draw election responses from three obscure websites built with artificial intelligence. Ben Torres Ezrick originally created one of these sources, Ballot Brief, to serve as a comprehensive destination for voter details. However, tests showed the resource contains factual errors even as platforms like Copilot and ChatGPT repeatedly reference it.
Key points
- Popular automated chatbots depend on obscure third-party websites to resolve sensitive mi…: Popular automated chatbots depend on obscure third-party websites to resolve sensitive midterm election queries.
- Ballot Brief frequently displays errors despite serving as a prominent citation for major…: Ballot Brief frequently displays errors despite serving as a prominent citation for major AI platforms.
- Independent, automated resources built by individuals can heavily skew the civic informat…: Independent, automated resources built by individuals can heavily skew the civic information distributed by major tech systems.