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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Anuj CHOPRA

X's AI Chatbot Spread Election Misinformation, US Officials Say

The Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is seen as a hotbed of misinformation in a major election year. (Credit: AFP)

Five US states sent an open letter Monday to Elon Musk, urging him to fix his social media platform X's AI chatbot after it shared misinformation about the upcoming presidential election.

The letter comes as researchers express concern that the influential site, formerly named Twitter, is a hotbed of political misinformation, while Musk -- who has endorsed Donald Trump -- appears to be swaying voters ahead of the November election by spreading falsehoods on his personal account, which has nearly 193 million followers.

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