This inability to respond accurately to election-related questions comes amid the biggest global election year in modern history and just five months before the crucial 2024 US election. Google confirmed that Gemini would not provide election results, as part of the company's plan to restrict "election-related queries." Microsoft also confirmed Copilot's refusal to answer election-related questions, citing improvements for the 2024 elections. This is not the first time Microsoft's AI chatbot has struggled with election-related questions, having previously responded with misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft’s and Google’s AI-powered chatbots, Copilot and Gemini respectively, are refusing to confirm the results of the 2020 US presidential election or any other election worldwide.
- Other chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4, Meta’s Llama, and Anthropic’s Claude, however, affirm Biden's victory and provide detailed responses to questions about historical US election results and elections in other countries.
- Google confirmed that Gemini will not provide election results for elections anywhere in the world, as part of its plan to restrict “election-related queries”.
- Microsoft's AI chatbot has previously struggled with election-related questions, providing misinformation and incorrect information, including inaccurate information about elections in Switzerland and Germany.