{"id":217314,"date":"2026-05-20T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/chatgpt-and-other-ai-bots-made-huge-errors-before-scottish-election-study-finds-ai-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:40:24","slug":"chatgpt-and-other-ai-bots-made-huge-errors-before-scottish-election-study-finds-ai-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/chatgpt-and-other-ai-bots-made-huge-errors-before-scottish-election-study-finds-ai-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT and other AI bots made huge errors before Scottish election, study finds | AI (artificial intelligence)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/20\/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-replika-grok-gemini-misinformation-scottish-election-demos\">ChatGPT and other AI bots made huge errors before Scottish election, study finds | AI (artificial intelligence)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/20\/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-replika-grok-gemini-misinformation-scottish-election-demos\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/20\/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-replika-grok-gemini-misinformation-scottish-election-demos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-20 10:56:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theguardian.com\">www.theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Electoral Commission has called for new legal controls over misinformation from AI chatbots, highlighting the need for stricter regulation to protect voters from false information.<\/li>\n<li>Thinktank Demos found that AI services provided misinformation for 34% of queries during their simulation involving 75 questions aimed at five AI tools ahead of the Scottish election.<\/li>\n<li>Demos&#8217;s test revealed AIs like 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