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“Misinformation produced by AI ‘can sway voters’ political views, so the stakes are real,’ says Isabel Linzer, policy and elections analyst at CDT.” https://

cnet.comWhy You Shouldn’t Use AI Chatbots to Decide Who to Vote For - CNETThe midterm elections are upon us, but before you use an AI tool to help you decide on your votes, you need to know these things.

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CDT’s Linzer: “It’s hard to imagine what perfect political neutrality about a candidate or political issue would even look like in a personalized conversation, so while neutrality is an admirable goal, I’m skeptical of what it means in practice.”

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“Political actors are … producing content that’s intentionally flattering to one candidate or misleading about another to get cited favorably in AI answers. This is sometimes called ‘poisoning’ the search results, Linzer says.”

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CDT’s Linzer: “Sometimes political campaigns use these techniques to boost their candidate, as do foreign state actors trying to mislead American voters.”