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Microsoft's Bing Chat made up false scandals about EU elections: Research

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Microsoft's Bing Chat made up false scandals about EU elections: Research

Microsoft's AI chatbot, Bing Chat (now rebranded as Copilot), provided false information about real politicians, fabricated scandals, and invented polling numbers, as revealed by human rights organization AlgorithmWatch. Researchers found that one-third of Bing Chat's answers to election-related questions contained factual errors, including wrong election dates, outdated candidates, and invented scandals. Safeguards were inconsistently applied, leading to evasive answers 40% of the time. Despite informing Microsoft of the issues, little improvement was observed in the chatbot's information quality a month later. The report emphasizes the need for accountability as AI tools are integrated into widely used products.

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