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ChatGPT Sparks Election, School Debate

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ChatGPT use spread into U.S. election research and school debates, as concerns persisted over its reliability and potential consequences for professional work.

by Mario Macis

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by Philip N. Cohen

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As @emilymbender.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social write, the chatbots are best positioned to replace crappy services for underserved populations, and grow from there.
October 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM

by Philip N. Cohen

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The Independent
Voters are now turning to ChatGPT to help them pick who to choose in November

Citizens increasingly asking chatbots for information on midterms candidates to better understand their policy positions - but may not necessarily trust the answers returned

Voters are now turning to ChatGPT to help them pick who to choose in November
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groda.eu
ChatGPT of course did not such thing. OpenAI and Sam Altman did. This will continue until people stop pretending the machine did it. When liability is placed where it should the problem will vanish overnight
andrewdeck.bsky.social Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 1d
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.

"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
October 6, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Público
Should ChatGPT be banned from schools?

It is inevitable that the use of AI will be discussed soon, because societies are more aware of the issue, better prepared to discuss it—and because there is widespread distrust. Editorial by Pedro Candeias.

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Der Standard
But ChatGPT Said: The nerve-wracking belief in AI's omniscience

As chatbots have become a staple in many people's lives, fundamental problems remain, and with them unwelcome consequences for many professions

But ChatGPT Said: The nerve-wracking belief in AI's omniscience
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by Annette Yoshiko Reed

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andrewdeck.bsky.social Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 1d
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.

"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
October 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM

by Gerardo Martí

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People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms
Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for.
www.npr.org
October 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM

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andrewdeck.bsky.social
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.

"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
October 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM

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Oct 2-5 poll of 19,026 U.S. adults (±0.9 point)
% who'd trust a federal government AI chatbot [a great deal or a fair amount | not very much or not at all] to answer their questions about government services
U.S. adults 24% | 65%
Democrats 19% | 74%
Republicans 37% | 53%
yougov.com/en-us/daily-...
YouGov survey results by political party for the question, "How much, if at all, would you trust an AI chatbot run by the federal government to answer your questions about government services?"
October 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM

by Magda Teter

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People need to understand that AI chatbots are not disinterested, objective parties. Because AI companies are not. Please, stop!
www.npr.org/2026/10/05/n...
People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms
Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for.
www.npr.org
October 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM

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niemanlab.org
ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons

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ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
OpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.
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October 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM

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tyleraking.com
Your friends and family could soon be adding ai assistants to your group chats, even if you’re not a user.
Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account | TechCrunch
Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain sepa...
techcrunch.com
October 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM

Reposted by Steve Peers

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Interesting to see how China is regulating AI companions including saying that chatbots cannot create ‘emotional reliance or addiction’. Fines are relatively small but seems like some companies are taking it seriously
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chatbots can't create "emotional reliance or addiction" or induce people to make "unreasonable decisions". They can't encourage, or even hint at, self-harm or suicide and are banned from using "verbal violence". Companies can face fines of 200,000 yuan (E22,000) or the risk that the government "circulates criticism", in effect publicly shaming them. A week before the law came into effect, two of China's biggest tech companies, Alibaba and ByteDance, shut down the companion features on their Al assistants.
October 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM

by Sebastián Galiani

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by Timnit Gebru

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