Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’
Summary
A study found that popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini gave wrong or confusing advice about which political party to vote for in Hungary's 2024 parliamentary election. These AI tools often missed the winning party, named parties not running, or gave different answers to the same question, raising concerns about their reliability in elections.Key Facts
- AI chatbots gave inaccurate and inconsistent voting advice during Hungary’s 2024 parliamentary election.
- The winning party, Tisza, was recommended by ChatGPT in only 2% of tests with Tisza-aligned voter profiles.
- ChatGPT more often recognized and recommended the long-ruling Fidesz party.
- AI models frequently suggested parties not actually on the national ballot.
- Researchers tested five voter profiles using ChatGPT and Gemini, each 10 times with two prompt types.
- The AI systems gave confident, detailed answers, despite disclaimers about not giving political advice.
- Problems likely stem from outdated training data that missed recent political changes.
- The study warns unreliable AI voting advice could influence election outcomes in closer contests.
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