Concern at the Election Committee: Artificial intelligence could influence election results

Acting Director General of the Central Elections Committee, Dean Libena, warns against the influence of chatbots and artificial intelligence on voters. In an article in The Economist, he called on technology companies to refrain from voting recommendations and to adopt a code of conduct that would prevent harm to the integrity of the elections.

Acting Director General of the Central Elections Committee, Dean Libena, published an article in The Economist magazine warning of the growing influence of chatbots and artificial intelligence systems on voters ahead of the elections. Libena warns that answers from a well-known chatbot may be perceived as objective advice, even though they may reflect biases and value judgments. He points to the risk of inherent biases in language models, which may rely on outdated information or favor popular positions, and warns of the possibility that malicious actors will try to influence system responses by injecting misleading information. Libena also warns against the use of sensitive personal information collected in previous conversations with chatbots for political persuasion. To mitigate the risks, he calls on technology companies to adopt a code of conduct that includes refraining from voting recommendations and ranking parties, relying on official and updated sources, and protecting information sources from manipulation. In addition, he calls for banning the use of personal profiles for political persuasion and subjecting the protection mechanisms to independent testing in different languages.