Voters turning to ChatGPT for midterm election guidance

People are reportedly asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the upcoming midterms, raising questions about AI's role in electoral decisions.

Timeline

1. 1 Oct, 20:14 UTCFirst appeared on Bluesky
2. 5 Oct, 12:59 UTCReports of voters using ChatGPT for voting guidance
3. 13 Oct, 08:02 UTCPicked up on News
4. 13 Oct, 11:30 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
5. 13 Oct, 14:52 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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