Representatives from OpenAI, the Artificial Intelligence firm that developed ChatGPT, met with officials from the Election Commission of India in February to ensure that its popular platform is not misused in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, and to find ways to collaborate with the ECI.
The ECI confirmed the meeting in a Right to Information response to The Hindu. Rishi Jaitly, an OpenAI advisor and former India head at Twitter (now X), had reached out to the ECI to request the meeting.
His emailed request sheds some light on what the executives may have discussed at the meeting. “It goes without saying that we [OpenAI] want to ensure our platforms are not misused in the coming general elections and, in this meeting, would like to discuss any concerns ECI may have as well as explore opportunities for collaboration to ensure more voters are able to exercise their franchise,” Mr. Jaitly wrote.
