Five US states push Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation

By Kanishka Singh and Chandni Shah

Technology
Monday, 05 Aug 2024
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X's AI chatbot, saying it had spread misinformation related to the Nov. 5 election.

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