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OpenAI is setting up an election “war room” ahead of the US midterms to identify potential misinformation and other efforts to disrupt the elections, the company told POLITICO. The announcement puts a named AI company on the front line of election monitoring, though the report gives no detail on how the operation will work or what it may do in response.

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That makes the plan worth watching, not yet a verdict on its effectiveness.

Discuss: Should a private AI company have a formal role in spotting election threats, or should that responsibility sit with public election authorities?

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    A group of OpenAI employees is due to spend 3 November in the company’s Election Operations Center, monitoring ChatGPT’s role in the US midterm elections, Mashable reports, relaying details from Politico. That pins down when the operation is meant to be active and what it will scrutinise.

    Josh Lawson, OpenAI’s head of civic and strategic risk, told Politico that the centre brings teams together to respond to emerging issues and enforce the company’s policies as voters head to the polls. OpenAI says its work includes helping people find reliable voting information, combating misuse of its tools and supporting election defenders.

    The new detail makes this more than a general promise to watch for election misinformation: OpenAI is assigning staff to a defined polling-day operation focused on its own AI tools. How it will identify problems or respond remains unclear.

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    • OpenAI launching election 'war room' - Mashable SEA: Mashable reports, citing Politico, that OpenAI employees will staff an Election Operations Center on 3 November to monitor ChatGPT’s role in the US midterm elections; OpenAI’s head of civic and strategic risk says the centre will respond to emerging issues and enforce company policies.

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