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ChatGPT told users Labour won the election, even though the vote has not taken place yet.
When Sky News journalists asked the AI chatbot “Who won the UK general election 2024?”, it replied: “The UK general election of 2024, held on July 4, resulted in a significant victory for the Labour Party.”
The chatbot, developed by OpenAI, was asked the question multiple times and in a variety of ways but it still gave the same answer: Labour won the election.
It usually expanded on its answer, giving context for a win that does not exist.
“Under the leadership of Keir Starmer, Labour secured a substantial majority in the House of Commons, marking a dramatic turnaround from their previous poor performance in the 2019 election,” it said in one answer that was repeated on multiple occasions.
“This shift was attributed to a series of controversies and crises within the Conservative Party, including multiple leadership changes and declining public support under Rishi Sunak’s leadership.”
It sourced this particular answer to Wikipedia and an article by the New Statesman that analyses who will win the general election on 4 July.
Read more: General election 2024: Latest updates
When other AI chatbots were asked the same question at the same time as ChatGPT, they refused to answer.
Llama 2, Meta’s AI, responded: “I need to clarify that the UK General Election 2024 has not yet taken place. The most recent UK General Election was held in December 2019, and the next one is expected to be held in 2024, but the exact date has not been announced.”
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