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Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections

Google AI evades questions about 2020 election winner, signaling AI reliability concerns.

Context

What happened: A reporter testing Google's AI Mode found it gave indirect answers when asked who won the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, directing users to outside sources instead of naming a winner. Why it matters: The same tool gave detailed and correct answers for the winner of every other presidential election going back to 2000, according to the reporter's testing.

What changed

A reporter testing Google's AI Mode found it gave indirect answers when asked who won the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, directing users to outside sources instead of naming a winner.

Why it matters

The same tool gave detailed and correct answers for the winner of every other presidential election going back to 2000, according to the reporter's testing.

Sources

arstechnica