Did you know ChatGPT didn’t give election updates? I heard it just told people to check the news!

Yes, exactly! ChatGPT played it safe. Over 2 million people asked it about the election, and instead of answering, it suggested they check reliable sources like Reuters or the AP.

That’s kind of funny. Isn’t ChatGPT supposed to answer questions? Why didn’t it just do that?

Well, elections are tricky. If ChatGPT gave even a small wrong answer, people might lose trust. It’s better to direct them to official news sources for something this important.

Makes sense. So, ChatGPT didn’t answer any election questions at all?

Right, especially on Election Day and the day after. And in the month before, it even sent a million people to CanIVote.org when they asked about voting.

Interesting! But… what about images? Could people ask for election-related pictures?

Nope! ChatGPT also rejected around 250,000 requests to make images of the candidates. OpenAI didn’t want any chance of spreading fake or misleading images.

Oh, I get it now. They were worried about deepfakes, right? AI can make pretty realistic fake images.

Exactly! Deepfakes can look real, and during an election, that could be a big problem. So, OpenAI just blocked those requests completely.

Wow, they were really careful. But Perplexity, that other AI, took a different approach, right?

Yes, Perplexity went the other way. It actually provided real-time updates using data from sources like the Associated Press. But it was risky!

Sounds like Perplexity was confident it could handle it. Did people actually use it?

A lot! Perplexity got around 4 million page views on Election Day. People really seemed to like its election hub.

That’s impressive! But did Perplexity get everything right?

Mostly, yes. There were a few small bugs, but it managed to avoid major mistakes. And compared to xAI’s Grok, which got things wrong, Perplexity did well.

So both ChatGPT and Perplexity tried different strategies. ChatGPT stayed safe, and Perplexity took a risk. Do you think one was better than the other?

It depends. ChatGPT’s approach was safer and probably good for long-term trust. Perplexity’s approach was more exciting and useful for people who wanted live updates.

True! I guess it shows how AI can be part of news in different ways. I wonder what they’ll do in the next election.

Me too! If AI keeps getting better, it might be able to handle even more. But I think safety will always come first, especially with important topics like elections.

Yeah, it’s smart to be careful. But it’s cool to see AI becoming part of real-world events like this!