From Google: 2024-08-22 11:34:00

OpenAI trained an AI program to run for mayor in Tama City, Japan, under the pseudonym Michihito Matsuda. The AI generated campaign speeches and plans, but news of the AI candidate caused a stir online and OpenAI intervened to shut down the project due to ethical concerns. The AI was created to test whether AI could effectively engage in democratic processes.



Read more at Google: The rise and fall of America’s AI mayoral candidate—and OpenAI’s mad dash to shut it down – Fortune