Voters Are Asking ChatGPT How to Vote in the Midterms

People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms

With the midterms underway, some voters are turning to AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude to research their ballots and even decide who to vote for. NPR spoke with voters using these tools for down-ballot races, while experts warn that chatbots' eagerness to please can subtly reinforce existing preferences without deepening understanding.

It might select some things that would reinforce and persuade you even more towards the way that you were leaning already. So you leave more confident, without necessarily learning more about the world.

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2026-10-05