On Election Day, the chatbot referred users to news organizations like the Associated Press and Reuters for election results. Unlike other chatbots, ChatGPT avoided expressing political opinions on candidates. The company's efforts to prevent the spread of misinformation and abuse of AI technology during the election period were outlined in a recent blog post.
Key takeaways:
- ChatGPT, an AI product by OpenAI, denied 250,000 requests to generate deepfake images of candidates in the month leading up to the election.
- ChatGPT answered millions of prompts about voting by directing users to official outside sources such as CanIVote.org and news organizations like the Associated Press and Reuters.
- OpenAI has implemented 'guardrails' in its AI products to prevent abuse, such as deepfakes or chatbots impersonating candidates.
- Unlike other chatbots, ChatGPT avoided expressing political opinions on candidates.