Google AI Mode declines to name 2020 and 2024 US presidential winners
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Google's AI Mode declined to name the winners of the 2020 and 2024 US presidential elections when asked directly, telling the user to consult the Federal Election Commission, according to an Ars Technica test.
The same deflection appeared for 2024 in the reporter's testing. The tool gave detailed, correct winners for every other presidential election back to 2000.
The reporter says the test followed social media complaints about evasive answers from the tool. The report is based on a single day's testing and does not say whether Google has responded or changed the behavior.
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AIGoogle's AI Mode declined to name the winner of the 2020 US presidential election when asked directly, instead telling the user to consult the Federal Election Commission. The same response appeared for the 2024 election, while the tool gave correct winners for other elections going back to 2000.
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