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OpenAI estimates that ChatGPT has rejected more than 250,000 requests to generate images of 2024 U.S. presidential candidates in the lead up to Election Day, the company said in a blog post on Friday.
According to OpenAI, the rejected content includes image generation involving President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. The request was included.
The rise of generative artificial intelligence has raised concerns about how misinformation created using this technology will affect the numerous elections that will be held around the world in 2024.
The number of deepfakes has increased 900% year over year, according to data from machine learning company Clarity. U.S. intelligence officials said some of the videos were created or paid for by Russians seeking to interfere in the U.S. election.
OpenAI said in a 54-page report in October that it had disrupted “more than 20 operations and deceptive networks around the world that attempted to use our models.” The threats range from AI-generated articles on websites to social media posts from fake accounts, the company wrote. The report noted that none of the election-related operations were able to attract “viral engagement.”
OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that it has seen no evidence that covert operations aimed at influencing the outcome of the U.S. election using its products were successfully disseminated or developed a “sustainable audience.” said.
Lawmakers are particularly concerned about misinformation in the era of generative AI, which began in earnest in late 2022 with the launch of ChatGPT. Large language models are still new and regularly spit out inaccurate and unreliable information.
“Voters should absolutely not rely on AI chatbots for voting or election information. There are too many concerns about accuracy and completeness,” Center for Democracy & Technology CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens said on CNBC last week. told.
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