AI chatbots: the new voter guides?
The NPR Politics Podcast

AI chatbots: the new voter guides?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 14, 202616 min
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Voters have many ways to learn about the candidates and issues they'll vote on each election cycle. Some are now turning to AI chatbots to get that info, asking the tools to tell them about who they should vote for. We look at the trend, and why voters are doing it. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Maham Javaid, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+...

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American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria over a decade ago. For years, we've been searching for him. And now, we finally have some answers. This is the prison that Austin was in. Oh my god. We found Austin's file.

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Listen to Where Is Austin Tice? from NPR's Embedded and BBC Radio 4 on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. You talk to labor experts, economists, even just normal people, and there's a consistent fear. Artificial intelligence will replace jobs, but can it replace voter guides and informing

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people about issues in upcoming elections? Today on the pod, we look at the rise of voters turning to chatbots before going to the polls. It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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