OpenAI has suspended the developer behind Dean.Bot, a ChatGPT-powered bot designed to impersonate Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips to help bolster his campaign, according to technology/2024/01/20/openai-dean-phillips-ban-chatgpt/”>. The chatbot was created by artificial intelligence startup Delphi for the We Deserve Better super PAC, which supports Phillips.
Dean.Bot did not claim to be Phillips himself; Before interacting with Dean.Bot, website visitors would be shown a disclaimer describing the nature of the chatbot. Still, this type of use goes directly against OpenAI policies. A company spokesperson confirmed the promoter's suspension in a statement to Mail. It comes just weeks after OpenAI published an extensive about the measures it is taking ahead of the 2024 elections, specifically citing “chatbots posing as candidates” as an example of what is not allowed.
OpenAI also said on its blog that it does not “allow people to create apps for political campaigns and lobbying.” According to a previous story by ai–tech-biden/”>, Dean.Bot's intention was to interact with potential followers and spread the candidate's message. Following the MailAccording to the investigation, Delphi initially removed ChatGPT from the bot and kept it running with other open source tools before finally taking it over completely on Friday night once OpenAI intervened.
If you visit the site now, you'll still receive the disclaimer, but the chatbot itself is down due to “technical difficulties” and presents visitors with the message: “Sorry, DeanBot is campaigning right now!” Engadget has contacted OpenAI for comment.
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