Many Quebec Voters Got False Election Information From Chatbot, MPs Hear
Canadians turning to chatbots for election information don’t always get accurate responses, a parliamentary committee heard Thursday. An estimated 40 percent of Quebec voters asked AI chatbots for election information, said Aengus Bridgman, a McGill political scientist who led a study tracking chatbot activity during the recent Quebec election. But because most Quebec news outlets […]
TL;DR
- An estimated 40% of Quebec voters used AI chatbots for election information.
- Most Quebec news outlets have blocked AI chatbots from accessing their content.
- This leads to AI chatbots using less accurate and up-to-date information.
- News outlets in Canada and the U.S. oppose AI use of their content without permission or payment.