U.S. elections readiness

2024 marks the first United States (U.S.) election cycle where generative AI tools are widely available. Since July 2023, we have taken concrete steps to help detect and mitigate against the potential misuse of our tools and to direct users to authoritative election information. Ahead of federal, state, and local elections in the U.S. on November 5, 2024, we are sharing a summary of our work thus far.

In May, we updated our Usage Policy to provide clarity around prohibited uses when it comes to elections and voting:

We have also developed improved tools for detecting coordinated behavior or other elections-related misuse of our systems:

We regularly conduct targeted red-teaming to examine how our systems respond to prompts related to election issues.

Because our models are not trained frequently enough to provide real-time information about elections, we redirect users to accurate, up-to-date and authoritative voting information for elections-related queries.

Throughout this year, we’ve met with global policymakers, civil society organizations, and others in industry to discuss our election work and inform our efforts. We’ve also engaged in proactive scenario planning to better prepare for potential election related abuse in the lead-up to election day in the U.S.