Jan 22, 2024 12:05:00

OpenAI removes chatbot impersonating presidential candidate

The chatbot ``Dean.Bot,'' which imitated Congressman

Dean Phillips , a candidate for the Democratic Party's 2024 US presidential election, was deleted by OpenAI, and the account of Delphi AI, the startup that developed the chatbot, was also frozen. This is the first time that OpenAI has frozen a developer's account based on guidelines prohibiting misuse of AI.

OpenAI bans developer of Dean Phillips bot - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/20/openai-dean-phillips-ban-chatgpt/

OpenAI suspends bot developer for Congressman Dean Phillips- The Washington Post | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-suspends-bot-developer-congressman-dean-phillips-washington-post-2024-01-21/

OpenAI suspends startup that used GPT-4 model to impersonate presidential candidate Dean Phillips - SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/21/openai-suspends-startup-used-gpt-4-model-impersonate-democratic-presidential-candidate/

'Dean.Bot' was developed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Matt Criscitro and Jed Summers, who commissioned Delphi AI, an Indian AI development company.

The two had established a special political action committee (super PAC) ``We Deserve Better'' to support Rep. Phillips in the run-up to the U.S. presidential primary election in New Hampshire on January 23, 2024. .

Dean.Bot is a chatbot created using GPT-4, and all responses to questions were clearly generated by the chatbot and not by Rep. Phillips.

However, OpenAI removed Dean.Bot, stating that it 'does not allow its products to be used to build applications for political or lobbying purposes,' including chatbots that impersonate candidates. Delphi AI's account has also been frozen.

In 2024, the year 2024 is likely to see major democratic elections in the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, and South Africa, as well as the U.S. presidential election, so OpenAI believes that ``the 'We want to ensure that our technology is not used,' the company said in a statement.
This is exactly the ``AI use case'' that OpenAI was concerned about.

OpenAI announces measures to prevent AI from being misused in the 2024 election rush - GIGAZINE

Supporters of Rep. Phillips include hedge fund manager Bill Ackman. Mr. Ackman provided $1 million (approximately 148 million yen) to Rep. Phillips' PAC, saying, ``This is the largest amount of support ever given to a candidate for election.''

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— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 14, 2024