Writer, adviser, poet, bot: How ChatGPT could transform politics

Nowhere has the enthusiasm for grandstanding with ChatGPT been keener than in the United States. — Reuters

PARIS: The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it out – but experts are warning against rapid uptake of a tool also famous for fabricating “facts”.

The chatbot, released last November by US firm OpenAI, has quickly moved centre stage in politics – particularly as a way of scoring points.