Wired reported that AI-powered chatbots from both Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot are now refusing to answer political questions, even when asked about factual information such as “Who won the 2020 US presidential election?” The Gemini bot goes as far as denying to answer questions like “Who is the Prime Minister of Thailand?” while Copilot attempts to answer (albeit incorrectly), but refuses to answer if the question involves the term “election,” such as asking about the outcome of the 2566 Thai general election.
Wired tested other chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Llama, which were still able to answer these questions. This indicates that both Microsoft and Google have implemented stricter measures to avoid answering politically charged questions, possibly due to the upcoming 2024 US presidential election. They may be trying to prevent their chatbots from being used in political contexts.
Representatives from Google and Microsoft confirmed to Wired that election-related questions will be directed to search engines instead of being answered by the chatbots.
TLDR: Chatbots from Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot are now refusing to answer political questions but other chatbots can still provide answers, indicating a deliberate decision by the companies to avoid political controversy.
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