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Don’t ask AI how to vote, says Dutch watchdog

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority warned AI chatbots are biased and unreliable for voting advice, posing democratic risks before elections.

THE HAGUE: AI chatbots are “unreliable and clearly biased” when offering voting advice, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) said on Tuesday, warning of a threat to democracy eight days before national elections.

The four chatbots tested by the AP tended to advise people to vote for parties on the left or on the far-right extreme of the political spectrum, the watchdog tested.

The machines “often end up with the same two parties, regardless of the user’s question or command”, the AP said in a new report ahead of the Oct 29 election.

Tags:AI chatbotsAI ethicsdata protection authorityDemocracy riskDutch electionselection integrityFreedom PartyGeert WildersGroenLinks-PvdAVoting bias


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