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AI Chatbots Distort Politics, Warns Dutch Data Authority

10/21/2025

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The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), cautioned voters not to seek voting advice from AI chatbots.
A study found chatbots distorted the political landscape, favoring PVV and GreenLeft-Labor while underrepresenting centrist options.
Monique Verdier, vice-chair of the authority, stressed the lack of transparency in chatbot operations.
The authority's experiment used four chatbots, including OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, raising concerns about high-risk classification under the EU AI Act.

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The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), cautioned voters not to seek voting advice from AI chatbots.
A study found chatbots distorted the political landscape, favoring PVV and GreenLeft-Labor while underrepresenting centrist options.
Monique Verdier, vice-chair of the authority, stressed the lack of transparency in chatbot operations.
The authority's experiment used four chatbots, including OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, raising concerns about high-risk classification under the EU AI Act.