News · 20 May 2026
AI chatbots gave wrong election information
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Millions of voters received false details about candidates and polling during Scotland's recent election. Research by Demos found five major AI tools provided incorrect answers to over a third of election questions tested. Nearly half of ChatGPT's responses contained errors, while Replika performed the poorest, with 56% of its outputs being incorrect.
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