Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has recently sparked significant discussion by highlighting what he perceives as bias from Google and OpenAI during the ongoing U.S. presidential elections. Musk shared a series of posts on X, drawing attention to how these tech giants might be manipulating election-related information.
Musk pointed out two key examples of this alleged bias. The first involved OpenAI’s language model, ChatGPT. When asked about a false claim that “Trump had been shot,” the AI model correctly stated there were no credible reports. However, when asked about the Democratic candidate for the 2024 presidential election, the model incorrectly identified Vice President Kamala Harris as the candidate, despite the primaries still being ongoing.
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In another post, Musk referred to a 2019 incident where a senior Google engineer leaked internal documents, allegedly showing how Google used blacklists and algorithms to censor conservative and pro-Trump content. This has raised concerns about transparency and the potential manipulation of election-related information by these tech companies.
Musk’s actions come at a time when he has renewed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of not adhering to its original mission, particularly in light of its partnership with Microsoft. This situation has added to the broader debate about the role of AI and tech companies in shaping public opinion and the potential risks of bias in such powerful tools.
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