However, the use of AI in political campaigns has raised concerns about potential misuse and the erosion of trust in political communication. OpenAI, the company that initially powered Dean.Bot, prohibits the use of its AI tools in political campaigns and impersonating people without their consent. After being questioned about this policy, the PAC said it had asked the service provider to remove ChatGPT from Dean.Bot and rely on other open-source models. Despite these efforts, Phillips's campaign has struggled to gain traction, with polls showing him in single digits in New Hampshire.
Key takeaways:
- A super PAC backed by Silicon Valley insiders has launched an artificial intelligence bot version of presidential candidate Dean Phillips to spread his ideas, marking one of the first known uses of AI in a political campaign.
- The bot, known as Dean.Bot, was initially powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, but after OpenAI's policy against using its AI tools in political campaigns was brought up, the PAC requested the bot be built using other open-source models.
- The PAC, called We Deserve Better, was formed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Matt Krisiloff and Jed Somers, and has raised $4 million to target New Hampshire voters with social media ads featuring Phillips.
- Despite the innovative use of AI, experts warn of the potential risks to elections, with concerns that AI versions of candidates could be used to mislead voters and contribute to a climate of distrust in political communication.