X’s AI chatbot spread election misinformation, US officials say

Researchers say social media platform X has scaled back content moderation efforts and reinstated once-banned accounts of known misinformation spreaders. — AFP Relaxnews

Five US states sent an open letter on Aug 5 to Elon Musk, urging him to fix his social media platform X’s AI chatbot after it shared misinformation about the upcoming presidential election.

The letter comes as researchers express concern that the influential site, formerly named Twitter, is a hotbed of political misinformation, while Musk – who has endorsed Donald Trump – appears to be swaying voters ahead of the November election by spreading falsehoods on his personal account, which has nearly 193 million followers.