Google AI reportedly declines to say who won the 2020 US election

A Mastodon post claims Google's AI tool won't name the 2020 presidential winner while answering for 2016 and 2024. The claim is a single post and is not confirmed by the other item, a Hacker News headline.

Timeline

1. 28 Oct, 17:46 UTCFirst appeared on Ars Technica
2. 28 Oct, 18:21 UTCPost claims Google AI avoids 2020 winner
3. 28 Oct, 20:10 UTCPicked up on Hacker News
4. 28 Oct, 22:19 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• Google has specifically prevented its AI tool from telling users who won the 2020 presidential election, even though it Zeke Hausfather
• Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 electionsHacker News