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People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms
www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5977852/ai-chatbots-midterm-electionposted in Technology
People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms
www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5977852/ai-chatbots-midterm-electionReplying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
I actually don’t hate this concept as long as you verify (don’t blindly trust) all the info it gives you.
The reason I say this?
Many local races, especially in “purple” areas can be super ambiguous. Candidates will circulate mailers and ads painting themselves as “pro economy, pro schools, and pro puppy” because they are trying to be vanilla AF and appeal to everyone. Their websites often list a few generic issues and that’s it.
AI might actually be useful to summarize major issues, actions, and voting record of the incumbent while collating information about a challenger candidate from other sources.
Local TV tends to be dogshit at their coverage of candidates actual plans and positions but you could also try that, if all else fails. Or maybe find a YouTube video of a debate (if there is one for the office in question) and have the AI give you a bullet point summary.
Replying to @mctoasterson@reddthat.com
You’re assuming the AI is impartial. After seeing what Musk did to Grok, you should be thoroughly disabused of that notion.
Replying to @WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
Exactly. None of the cloud-based LLMs are impartial on politics.
Replying to @pieberry@lemmy.today
Neither are the local ones, unless they’re also open weights. But even then, there’s a lot more right wing content with reach out there then left wing making the dataset biased from the get go.
Replying to @pieberry@lemmy.today
Would love to see 30 people ask LLMs who to vote for from red/purple/blue districts, my guess is it will push right wing regardless of where you are. I stay away from this shit as I don’t see a use for it, but, would be fun to see if I’m correct or not on this