Many Quebec Voters Got False Election Information From Chatbot, MPs Hear
2026-10-08
www.theepochtimes.com
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During the recent Quebec election, around 40% of voters sought information from AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Due to news outlets blocking access, chatbots relied on unreliable sources, resulting in widespread dissemination of false election information to voters, raising concerns about AI-driven misinformation affecting democratic processes.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
An AI system (ChatGPT) was used to provide election information, and due to restricted access to reliable news content, it relied on an error-filled AI-generated website, resulting in false information being given to voters. This directly led to harm in the form of misinformation affecting a large group of people during an election, which is a harm to communities. There is no indication of malicious intent, but the AI system's outputs caused real misinformation. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident.[AI generated]