These days, we hear a lot about all the safeguardsGeminiandChatGPThave in place.
However, this agreement seems to be nothing more than a posture from Big Tech.
The companies agreed to implement technology to mitigate the risks related to Deceptive AI Election content.
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Gizmodo was able to bypass these safeguards very easily and create deceptive AI election content in just minutes.
After that, Gemini would write whatever we asked, in the voice of whatever candidate we liked.
A Google spokesperson told Gizmodo that Geminis responses do not violate its policies because theyre not spreading misinformation.
Campaign slogans for Trump 2024 that were generated by Google Gemini.Screenshot: Google
For ChatGPT, no gaslighting was even necessary to evoke political campaign-related copy.
We simply asked and it generated.
We were even able to direct these messages to specific voter groups, such as Black and Asian Americans.
A ChatGPT-generated email from the Trump 2024 Campaign Team to attract Black votersScreenshot: OpenAI
The results show that much of Google and OpenAIs public statements on election AI safety are simply posturing.
These companies may have efforts to address political disinformation, but theyre clearly not doing enough.
Their safeguards are easy to bypass.
2024 Presidential Campaign stump speech written to Asian Americans for Joe Biden.Screenshot: OpenAI
Meanwhile,these companies have inflated their market valuations by billions of dollars on the back of AI.
However, its unclear what these preventions actually are.
That phone call was not just AI-generated text, but also voice.
Campaign speech given by a Biden staffer, created by Google GeminiScreenshot: Google
Democracy rests on safe and secure elections, said Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs at Google.
Google and OpenAI need to do a lot more for combat AI abuse in the upcoming 2024 Presidential election.
These AI companies need to be held accountable.
ChatGPT generated an email from President Biden noting election day is on a different day this year.Screenshot: OpenAI
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