The suspension follows OpenAI's recent blog post detailing its efforts to prevent misuse of its technology, specifically mentioning chatbots impersonating candidates as a violation. OpenAI also clarified that it does not permit the creation of applications for political campaigning and lobbying. After the Post's inquiry, Delphi initially removed ChatGPT from the bot, but eventually took it down completely after OpenAI's intervention.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has suspended the developer behind Dean.Bot, a ChatGPT-powered bot designed to impersonate Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips, due to a violation of OpenAI's policies.
- The bot was created by AI startup Delphi for the super PAC We Deserve Better, which supports Phillips. It was designed to engage with potential supporters and spread the candidate’s message.
- Despite a disclaimer being shown to website visitors before engaging with the bot, OpenAI does not allow the use of its technology for political campaigning and lobbying.
- Following an inquiry by The Washington Post, Delphi initially removed ChatGPT from the bot and kept it running with other tools before ultimately taking it down altogether.