A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don't like Donald Trump
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is posing threats against Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, alleging deceptive business practices. The accusation centers around AI chatbots placing Donald Trump last in a ranking of presidents concerning antisemitism. Bailey's communications label the chatbots' outputs as 'factually inaccurate' and demand extensive documentation related to the curation of AI responses. He questions the validity of their rankings, emphasizing concerns regarding the objectivity of historical fact representation in AI-generated answers. These demands highlight ongoing tensions around AI transparency and accountability.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is threatening Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta with deceptive business practices claims due to their AI chatbots allegedly listing Donald Trump last in a presidential ranking.
Bailey's letters accuse AI chatbots of making 'factually inaccurate' claims, stating they should serve unbiased, truthful information from the web and challenging their responses to historical queries.
Bailey demands extensive information from these companies, including documents related to suppressing or down-ranking content, raising concerns about the transparency of AI language model training.
The nature of ranking 'from best to worst' being deemed a 'straightforward historical question' raises questions about the objectivity and subjectivity of historical assessments.
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