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OpenAI, the artificial intelligence lab behind wildly popular generative AI chatbot ChatGPT, won’t let its technology be used for political campaigning or lobbying until researchers can get a better handle on the possible vectors for abuse and associated ramifications.
The San Francisco-based firm said in an unsigned blog post published Monday that it wants “to make sure our technology is not used in a way that could undermine” the democratic process.
“We expect and aim for people to use our tools safely and responsibly, and elections are no different,” the post added. “We work to anticipate and prevent relevant abuse—such as misleading ‘deepfakes,’ scaled influence operations, or chatbots impersonating candidates.”