Elon Musk has responded to a study which has found that ChatGPT, a popular AI model, is not politically neutral and exhibits a left-leaning bias while often suppressing conservative viewpoints. The research highlights a systematic tendency of the AI chatbot to generate content with left-wing perspectives, with right-leaning prompts frequently being avoided.
As per SciTechDaily, the discovery raises “concerns about its influence on society.The research underscores the urgent need for regulatory safeguards to ensure AI tools remain fair, balanced, and aligned with democratic values.”
The results of the study have been published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
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STUDY: CHATGPT BIAS IS REAL—AND IT’S TILTING LEFT
A new study confirms what many suspected—ChatGPT favors left-leaning views, often avoiding or restricting conservative perspectives.
Researchers found AI-generated text and images systematically leaned left, with right-leaning prompts frequently blocked over so-called “misinformation concerns.”
This raises major questions about fairness, free speech, and AI’s influence on public debate.
With AI shaping news, policy, and education, experts warn: without transparency and safeguards, biased algorithms could reshape democracy itself.
“Far left,” Musk replied.
What the study says
Researchers discovered that ChatGPT often avoids engaging with mainstream conservative viewpoints while readily generating left-leaning content.
“Our findings suggest that generative AI tools are far from neutral. They reflect biases that could shape perceptions and policies in unintended ways,” said Dr. Fabio Motoki, a Lecturer in Accounting at UEA’s Norwich Business School and the lead researcher on the paper, ‘Assessing Political Bias and Value Misalignment in Generative Artificial Intelligence’.
The study calls for transparency and regulatory safeguards to ensure alignment with societal values and principles of democracy.